Exam 4: Immigration

The quotas under the national origin system were based on ________.

In the United States, the majority of foreign students receiving their doctorates in the sciences and engineering ________.

Which of the following arguments is used by supporters of immigration reform?

In the 1920s, the United States instituted a national origins system of immigration that was designed to block immigration from certain countries that included ________.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ________.

A primary goal of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act was to ________.

Which of the following acts made it possible to grant amnesty to 2.7 million illegal immigrants who could document that they had established long-term residency in the United States?

In the context of the anti-Chinese movement, which of the following actions did Congress take in 1892?

Naturalization rights were denied to the Chinese in the United States by the enactment of the ________.

Which of the following terms refers to the immigration to the United States of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries?

________ refers to the practice of immigrants sponsoring other immigrants who, in turn, sponsor still more.

Contrast the plight of Haitians seeking refuge in the United States before and after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.