Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of illegal immigration in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B)  Illegal immigration has a negative fiscal impact that falls most heavily on state and local governments. 
C)  Illegal immigration negatively affects wages and the standard of living for all domestic-born workers. 
D)  All of the other answers are true. 
A)  Illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B)  Illegal immigration has a negative fiscal impact that falls most heavily on state and local governments. 
C)  Illegal immigration negatively affects wages and the standard of living for all domestic-born workers. 
D)  All of the other answers are true.

Question 2

"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The simple immigration model suggests that, for a high-wage country like the United States, immigration tends to reduce domestic output as well as the total income of businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B)  reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C)  exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D)  redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation. 
A)  reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B)  reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C)  exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D)  redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation.

Question 5

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of illegal immigrants by subtracting the

Accepted Answer

A)  sum of the past annual flows of legal immigrants from the past annual inflows of all immigrants. 
B)  current number of legal immigrants from the current total number of all immigrants. 
C)  current number of legal immigrants from the past annual inflows of all immigrants. 
D)  sum of the past annual flows of legal immigrants from the current total number of all immigrants. 
A)  sum of the past annual flows of legal immigrants from the past annual inflows of all immigrants. 
B)  current number of legal immigrants from the current total number of all immigrants. 
C)  current number of legal immigrants from the past annual inflows of all immigrants. 
D)  sum of the past annual flows of legal immigrants from the current total number of all immigrants.

Question 6

One generally recognized positive effect of illegal immigrants is

Accepted Answer

A)  lower costs of products and thus lower prices for consumers. 
B)  higher demand for social services. 
C)  reduced average wage rates for workers in some sectors. 
D)  positive effects on national defense. 
A)  lower costs of products and thus lower prices for consumers. 
B)  higher demand for social services. 
C)  reduced average wage rates for workers in some sectors. 
D)  positive effects on national defense.

Question 7

Other things equal, the voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations will

Accepted Answer

A)  increase business or capitalist incomes in the low-paying nations. 
B)  reduce real output in the world. 
C)  increase business or capitalist incomes in the high-paying nations. 
D)  reduce wage rates in the low-paying nations. 
A)  increase business or capitalist incomes in the low-paying nations. 
B)  reduce real output in the world. 
C)  increase business or capitalist incomes in the high-paying nations. 
D)  reduce wage rates in the low-paying nations.

Question 8

Among those who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2013, about how many were family sponsored?

Accepted Answer

A)  66 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  25 percent 
A)  66 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 9

Other things equal, the greater the degree of complementarity between potential immigrants and native-born workers, the

Accepted Answer

A)  lower the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
B)  lower the marginal benefit of additional immigrants. 
C)  greater the marginal cost of additional immigrants. 
D)  greater the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
A)  lower the optimal quantity of immigrants. 
B)  lower the marginal benefit of additional immigrants. 
C)  greater the marginal cost of additional immigrants. 
D)  greater the optimal quantity of immigrants.

Question 10

In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S. than employment-based immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S. do not have which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly working on farms. 
B)  They make up a majority of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. 
C)  On average, they have higher educational levels than the Mexicans who don't migrate. 
D)  They do not frequently move back and forth across the border. 
A)  They are mostly working on farms. 
B)  They make up a majority of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. 
C)  On average, they have higher educational levels than the Mexicans who don't migrate. 
D)  They do not frequently move back and forth across the border.

Question 13

Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob migrates to Canada to improve his access to health care. 
B)  Manuela migrates to the United States to open an authentic Italian cooking school. 
C)  Myklos migrates to Switzerland because the public pension system is more generous than in his home country. 
D)  Alexander migrates to the United States because his political writings are censored in his home country. 
A)  Bob migrates to Canada to improve his access to health care. 
B)  Manuela migrates to the United States to open an authentic Italian cooking school. 
C)  Myklos migrates to Switzerland because the public pension system is more generous than in his home country. 
D)  Alexander migrates to the United States because his political writings are censored in his home country.

Question 14

Most remittances flow toward

Accepted Answer

A)  European nations. 
B)  advanced industrial nations. 
C)  developing nations. 
D)  North America. 
A)  European nations. 
B)  advanced industrial nations. 
C)  developing nations. 
D)  North America.

Question 15

If unemployed workers leave a nation, the standard of living (national income per capita) will rise in that nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A legitimate concern about illegal immigration is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  tends to lead to higher product prices. 
B)  has a negative fiscal impact on local and state governments. 
C)  causes a one-for-one reduction in employment for legal residents. 
D)  causes the average wage level in the U.S. to fall. 
A)  tends to lead to higher product prices. 
B)  has a negative fiscal impact on local and state governments. 
C)  causes a one-for-one reduction in employment for legal residents. 
D)  causes the average wage level in the U.S. to fall.

Question 17

Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration laws are strict. 
B)  Immigration is costless and unimpeded. 
C)  Information about job opportunities is limited. 
D)  Skill transferability is low. 
A)  Immigration laws are strict. 
B)  Immigration is costless and unimpeded. 
C)  Information about job opportunities is limited. 
D)  Skill transferability is low.

Question 18

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B)  an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C)  a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D)  a decrease in output and a rising wage rate. 
A)  an increase in output and a rising wage rate. 
B)  an increase in output and a falling wage rate. 
C)  a decrease in output and a falling wage rate. 
D)  a decrease in output and a rising wage rate.

Question 19

(Last Word) As a result of the Great Recession of 2007-2009, illegal immigration to the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  has increased dramatically. 
B)  fell significantly during the recession. Since the recession ended, however, illegal immigration has increased, and the illegal immigrant population is growing significantly again. 
C)  fell significantly, and the net flow of illegal immigrants following the recession has been close to zero. 
D)  fell significantly, and now there is a dramatic backflow that has the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States falling. 
A)  has increased dramatically. 
B)  fell significantly during the recession. Since the recession ended, however, illegal immigration has increased, and the illegal immigrant population is growing significantly again. 
C)  fell significantly, and the net flow of illegal immigrants following the recession has been close to zero. 
D)  fell significantly, and now there is a dramatic backflow that has the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States falling.

Question 20

Which of the following countries received the largest amount of emigrant remittances in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Philippines 
D)  China 
A)  India 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Philippines 
D)  China

Exam 25: Immigration

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of illegal immigration in the United States?

"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

The simple immigration model suggests that, for a high-wage country like the United States, immigration tends to reduce domestic output as well as the total income of businesses.

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of illegal immigrants by subtracting the

One generally recognized positive effect of illegal immigrants is

Other things equal, the voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations will

Among those who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2013, about how many were family sponsored?

Other things equal, the greater the degree of complementarity between potential immigrants and native-born workers, the

In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S. than employment-based immigrants.

The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S. do not have which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

Most remittances flow toward

If unemployed workers leave a nation, the standard of living (national income per capita) will rise in that nation.

A legitimate concern about illegal immigration is that it

Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

(Last Word) As a result of the Great Recession of 2007-2009, illegal immigration to the United States

Which of the following countries received the largest amount of emigrant remittances in 2015?

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