Question 1

The monies that immigrants return to their countries of origin are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exports 
B)  fringe benefits 
C)  remittances 
D)  withdrawals 
A)  exports 
B)  fringe benefits 
C)  remittances 
D)  withdrawals

Question 2

In 1925, under the provisions of the national origins system, which of the following people would find it easiest to legally enter the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiroto, a Japanese laborer 
B)  Oliver, a British laborer 
C)  Nikolaos, a Greek physician 
D)  Maria, an Italian mother of an American citizen 
A)  Hiroto, a Japanese laborer 
B)  Oliver, a British laborer 
C)  Nikolaos, a Greek physician 
D)  Maria, an Italian mother of an American citizen

Question 3

In the context of immigrant adaptation to the United States, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants have higher divorce rates than White non-Hispanic natives. 
B)  Second-generation immigrants have lower labor force participation than White non-Hispanic natives. 
C)  Second-generation immigrants are overall behind in educational attainment than White non-Hispanic natives. 
D)  Immigrant families are more likely to be on public assistance than White non-Hispanic natives. 
A)  Immigrants have higher divorce rates than White non-Hispanic natives. 
B)  Second-generation immigrants have lower labor force participation than White non-Hispanic natives. 
C)  Second-generation immigrants are overall behind in educational attainment than White non-Hispanic natives. 
D)  Immigrant families are more likely to be on public assistance than White non-Hispanic natives.

Question 4

In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the government's right to intercept ________ refugees at sea and return them to their homeland without asylum hearings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Haitian 
B)  Cuban 
C)  Chinese 
D)  Mexican 
A)  Haitian 
B)  Cuban 
C)  Chinese 
D)  Mexican

Question 5

In 2010, the most prevalent reason for people to be legally admitted in the United States was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  take highly skilled jobs 
B)  join their families 
C)  seek political asylum 
D)  seek higher education 
A)  take highly skilled jobs 
B)  join their families 
C)  seek political asylum 
D)  seek higher education

Question 6

Children in recent immigrant families, as compared to U.S.-born children, are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to be linguistically isolated 
B)  less likely to be in single-parent households 
C)  more likely to die soon after birth 
D)  more likely to attend private schools 
A)  less likely to be linguistically isolated 
B)  less likely to be in single-parent households 
C)  more likely to die soon after birth 
D)  more likely to attend private schools

Question 7

A program designed to allow students to learn academic concepts in their native language while they learn a second language is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dual-lingual education 
B)  bilingual education 
C)  inclusive education 
D)  accommodative educational practice 
A)  dual-lingual education 
B)  bilingual education 
C)  inclusive education 
D)  accommodative educational practice

Question 8

Since World War II and through the 1980s, the United States admitted three groups of refugee in large numbers. They were Hungarians, Southeast Asians, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubans 
B)  Norwegians 
C)  Canadians 
D)  Russians 
A)  Cubans 
B)  Norwegians 
C)  Canadians 
D)  Russians

Question 9

Despite the poor working conditions often experienced by illegal immigrants in the United States, they continue to migrate because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are unable to pursue higher education in their home countries 
B)  they are unable to find wage labor in their home countries 
C)  they think they can make a significant contribution to the economy of the United States. 
D)  they know the border enforcement is nonexistent in the United States 
A)  they are unable to pursue higher education in their home countries 
B)  they are unable to find wage labor in their home countries 
C)  they think they can make a significant contribution to the economy of the United States. 
D)  they know the border enforcement is nonexistent in the United States

Question 10

Before 2010, Haitian refugees were returned to their country without asylum hearings because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they were viewed as political refugees 
B)  until then United Nations treaty on refugees was not ratified by the United States. 
C)  they were viewed as economic migrants 
D)  until then the U.S and Haitian governments had a gentlemen's agreement to return refugees. 
A)  they were viewed as political refugees 
B)  until then United Nations treaty on refugees was not ratified by the United States. 
C)  they were viewed as economic migrants 
D)  until then the U.S and Haitian governments had a gentlemen's agreement to return refugees.

Question 11

Which term is used to refer to families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more non-citizens?

Accepted Answer

mixed-stat

Question 12

The term ________ is defined as the worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade, movement of people, and the exchange of ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  unification 
B)  globalization 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  transnationalization 
A)  unification 
B)  globalization 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  transnationalization

Question 13

With regard to gender of immigrants, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration policies favor male immigrants. 
B)  Immigration to the United States has consistently been lopsided. 
C)  Women immigrants are more likely to be consumed with work while male immigrants have the responsibility of navigating the new society when it comes to services for their family and children. 
D)  From 1907 through 1922, most women citizens who married immigrants who were not citizens lost their U.S. citizenship. 
A)  Immigration policies favor male immigrants. 
B)  Immigration to the United States has consistently been lopsided. 
C)  Women immigrants are more likely to be consumed with work while male immigrants have the responsibility of navigating the new society when it comes to services for their family and children. 
D)  From 1907 through 1922, most women citizens who married immigrants who were not citizens lost their U.S. citizenship.

Question 14

How does the environment affect global immigration?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the twenty-first cen

Question 15

In the context of environment and immigration, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of environmentalists in the United States favor immigration and population growth. 
B)  Immigration increases the availability of natural resources to a country. 
C)  The environment and immigration are tightly linked. 
D)  It is observed that the world migration significantly drops with the occurrence of every natural disaster. 
A)  A majority of environmentalists in the United States favor immigration and population growth. 
B)  Immigration increases the availability of natural resources to a country. 
C)  The environment and immigration are tightly linked. 
D)  It is observed that the world migration significantly drops with the occurrence of every natural disaster.

Question 16

The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by the Congress in 1882, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  excluded the Chinese population from exercising their voting rights 
B)  outlawed Chinese immigration for 10 years 
C)  prevented the Chinese from seeking jobs as physicians but allowed them to become nurses 
D)  ensured that the Chinese population were paid less than their non-Asian counterparts 
A)  excluded the Chinese population from exercising their voting rights 
B)  outlawed Chinese immigration for 10 years 
C)  prevented the Chinese from seeking jobs as physicians but allowed them to become nurses 
D)  ensured that the Chinese population were paid less than their non-Asian counterparts

Question 17

The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalization 
B)  transnationalization 
C)  neocolonialization 
D)  nativism 
A)  naturalization 
B)  transnationalization 
C)  neocolonialization 
D)  nativism

Question 18

After the U.S. Congress stopped Chinese immigration, ________ agreed to completely halt further immigration in 1908.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Germany 
C)  Africa 
D)  Japan 
A)  France 
B)  Germany 
C)  Africa 
D)  Japan

Question 19

Sinophobes are people who fear ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anything related to Latin America 
B)  returning home 
C)  anything related to China 
D)  neglecting duty 
A)  anything related to Latin America 
B)  returning home 
C)  anything related to China 
D)  neglecting duty

Question 20

Which of the following most accurately exemplifies a transnational?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diego, of Mexican origin, lives in the United States and frequently hosts and visits his relatives from Mexico. 
B)  Rose, of Cuban origin, reached the United States on a boat and was adopted by an American family. 
C)  Abdul, of Iraqi origin, lives outside his war-torn country for fear of harm should he return to Iraq. 
D)  Lily, of Chinese origin, is married to a White American for forty years and has four children with him and seven grandchildren. 
A)  Diego, of Mexican origin, lives in the United States and frequently hosts and visits his relatives from Mexico. 
B)  Rose, of Cuban origin, reached the United States on a boat and was adopted by an American family. 
C)  Abdul, of Iraqi origin, lives outside his war-torn country for fear of harm should he return to Iraq. 
D)  Lily, of Chinese origin, is married to a White American for forty years and has four children with him and seven grandchildren.

The monies that immigrants return to their countries of origin are called ________.

In 1925, under the provisions of the national origins system, which of the following people would find it easiest to legally enter the United States?

In the context of immigrant adaptation to the United States, which of the following statements is true?

In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the government's right to intercept ________ refugees at sea and return them to their homeland without asylum hearings.

In 2010, the most prevalent reason for people to be legally admitted in the United States was to ________.

Children in recent immigrant families, as compared to U.S.-born children, are ________.

A program designed to allow students to learn academic concepts in their native language while they learn a second language is called ________.

Since World War II and through the 1980s, the United States admitted three groups of refugee in large numbers. They were Hungarians, Southeast Asians, and ________.

Despite the poor working conditions often experienced by illegal immigrants in the United States, they continue to migrate because ________.

Before 2010, Haitian refugees were returned to their country without asylum hearings because ________.

Which term is used to refer to families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more non-citizens?

The term ________ is defined as the worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade, movement of people, and the exchange of ideas.

With regard to gender of immigrants, which of the following statements is true?

How does the environment affect global immigration?

In the context of environment and immigration, which of the following statements is true?

The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by the Congress in 1882, ________.

The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called ________.

After the U.S. Congress stopped Chinese immigration, ________ agreed to completely halt further immigration in 1908.

Sinophobes are people who fear ________.

Which of the following most accurately exemplifies a transnational?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

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Exam 4: Immigration

The monies that immigrants return to their countries of origin are called ________.

In 1925, under the provisions of the national origins system, which of the following people would find it easiest to legally enter the United States?

In the context of immigrant adaptation to the United States, which of the following statements is true?

In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the government's right to intercept ________ refugees at sea and return them to their homeland without asylum hearings.

In 2010, the most prevalent reason for people to be legally admitted in the United States was to ________.

Children in recent immigrant families, as compared to U.S.-born children, are ________.

A program designed to allow students to learn academic concepts in their native language while they learn a second language is called ________.

Since World War II and through the 1980s, the United States admitted three groups of refugee in large numbers. They were Hungarians, Southeast Asians, and ________.

Despite the poor working conditions often experienced by illegal immigrants in the United States, they continue to migrate because ________.

Before 2010, Haitian refugees were returned to their country without asylum hearings because ________.

Which term is used to refer to families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more non-citizens?

The term ________ is defined as the worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade, movement of people, and the exchange of ideas.

With regard to gender of immigrants, which of the following statements is true?

How does the environment affect global immigration?

In the context of environment and immigration, which of the following statements is true?

The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by the Congress in 1882, ________.

The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called ________.

After the U.S. Congress stopped Chinese immigration, ________ agreed to completely halt further immigration in 1908.

Sinophobes are people who fear ________.

Which of the following most accurately exemplifies a transnational?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Filters