Question 1

Legal immigration into the U.S. can be done through the following ways, except

Accepted Answer

A)  annual immigration quotas. 
B)  refugee program. 
C)  H1-B provision. 
D)  tourism visas. 
A)  annual immigration quotas. 
B)  refugee program. 
C)  H1-B provision. 
D)  tourism visas.

Question 2

Current U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Other things equal, the optimal quantity of immigrants will be greater, the

Accepted Answer

A)  higher the unemployment rate in the destination nation. 
B)  greater the degree of substitutability between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
C)  greater the degree of complementarity between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
D)  lower the rate at which immigrants can be absorbed. 
A)  higher the unemployment rate in the destination nation. 
B)  greater the degree of substitutability between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
C)  greater the degree of complementarity between immigrant and domestic-born workers. 
D)  lower the rate at which immigrants can be absorbed.

Question 4

Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time. If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally, which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

Accepted Answer

A)  payment to an expediter ("coyote") to facilitate his entry into the United States 
B)  a green card application fee 
C)  the loss of income from his current factory job 
D)  All of these are costs he must incur to migrate. 
A)  payment to an expediter ("coyote") to facilitate his entry into the United States 
B)  a green card application fee 
C)  the loss of income from his current factory job 
D)  All of these are costs he must incur to migrate.

Question 5

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S. labor force in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 6

U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward

Accepted Answer

A)  family reunification. 
B) diversifying the countries of origin. 
C)  refugees and asylum seekers. 
D)  skills and employment potential. 
A)  family reunification. 
B) diversifying the countries of origin. 
C)  refugees and asylum seekers. 
D)  skills and employment potential.

Question 7

In 2013, the greatest number of legal immigrants arriving in the United States came from

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A)  India and North Korea. 
B)  the Dominican Republic and Cuba. 
C)  China and Vietnam. 
D)  Mexico and China. 
A)  India and North Korea. 
B)  the Dominican Republic and Cuba. 
C)  China and Vietnam. 
D)  Mexico and China.

Question 8

From 2000 to 2009, the net annual inflow of illegal immigrants has averaged about

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A)  250,000 per year. 
B)  500,000 per year. 
C)  750,000 per year. 
D)  1 million per year. 
A)  250,000 per year. 
B)  500,000 per year. 
C)  750,000 per year. 
D)  1 million per year.

Question 9

There were over one million legal immigrants into the United States in 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A "backflow" refers to

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A)  unauthorized aliens who enter an industrialized nation looking for work. 
B)  legal aliens who enter an industrialized nation looking for work. 
C)  migrants who enter a series of industrialized nations looking for work. 
D)  migrants who return to their home countries after seeking work in another country. 
A)  unauthorized aliens who enter an industrialized nation looking for work. 
B)  legal aliens who enter an industrialized nation looking for work. 
C)  migrants who enter a series of industrialized nations looking for work. 
D)  migrants who return to their home countries after seeking work in another country.

Question 11

Beginning in 1990, the Federal government

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A)  decreased the annual immigration quota from 700,000 to 500,000. 
B)  increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 700,000. 
C)  increased the annual immigration quota from 250,000 to 500,000. 
D)  increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 1 million. 
A)  decreased the annual immigration quota from 700,000 to 500,000. 
B)  increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 700,000. 
C)  increased the annual immigration quota from 250,000 to 500,000. 
D)  increased the annual immigration quota from 500,000 to 1 million.

Question 12

Suppose that Rosa is considering migration to another country. To move, she will have to spend $5,000 on transportation and $4,000 in application and other processing fees. Rosa's stream of future earnings in her home country is $500,000. She expects to earn a stream of future earnings of $800,000 in another country. Based on this information, Rosa's implicit cost of migrating is

Accepted Answer

A)  $9,000. 
B)  $500,000. 
C)  $509,000. 
D)  $5,000. 
A)  $9,000. 
B)  $500,000. 
C)  $509,000. 
D)  $5,000.

Question 13

Other things equal,

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A)  owners of U.S. businesses benefit from immigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by emigration. 
B)  owners of U.S. businesses are hurt by immigration and owners of Mexican businesses benefit from emigration. 
C)  owners of U.S. businesses benefit from emigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by immigration. 
D)  the benefit owners of U.S. businesses receive from immigration is offset by the losses experienced by owners of Mexican businesses due to emigration. 
A)  owners of U.S. businesses benefit from immigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by emigration. 
B)  owners of U.S. businesses are hurt by immigration and owners of Mexican businesses benefit from emigration. 
C)  owners of U.S. businesses benefit from emigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by immigration. 
D)  the benefit owners of U.S. businesses receive from immigration is offset by the losses experienced by owners of Mexican businesses due to emigration.

Question 14

Which of the following countries has the largest number of immigrants, as a percentage of the labor force (as of 2007)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria 
B)  New Zealand 
C)  United States 
D)  Australia 
A)  Austria 
B)  New Zealand 
C)  United States 
D)  Australia

Question 15

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S. in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of annual population growth in the United States in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 17

The Council of Economic Advisers has found that skilled immigrants in the U.S. do all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  boost the technical capabilities of U.S. firms. 
B)  pay less in taxes than they absorb in government services. 
C)  make major innovative contributions in science, medicine, and engineering. 
D)  augment the supply of health care providers in the U.S. 
A)  boost the technical capabilities of U.S. firms. 
B)  pay less in taxes than they absorb in government services. 
C)  make major innovative contributions in science, medicine, and engineering. 
D)  augment the supply of health care providers in the U.S.

Question 18

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

Accepted Answer

A)  wage rate disparities among nations. 
B)  business or capitalist income in the world. 
C)  labor productivity in the world. 
D)  total wage income in the world. 
A)  wage rate disparities among nations. 
B)  business or capitalist income in the world. 
C)  labor productivity in the world. 
D)  total wage income in the world.

Question 20

As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S. welfare system in 1996,

Accepted Answer

A)  benefits were expanded for immigrants. 
B)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first five years in the U.S. 
C)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first three years in the U.S. 
D)  more immigrants qualified for welfare benefits. 
A)  benefits were expanded for immigrants. 
B)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first five years in the U.S. 
C)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first three years in the U.S. 
D)  more immigrants qualified for welfare benefits.

Exam 25: Immigration

Legal immigration into the U.S. can be done through the following ways, except

Current U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

Other things equal, the optimal quantity of immigrants will be greater, the

Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time. If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally, which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S. labor force in recent years?

U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward

In 2013, the greatest number of legal immigrants arriving in the United States came from

From 2000 to 2009, the net annual inflow of illegal immigrants has averaged about

There were over one million legal immigrants into the United States in 2013.

A "backflow" refers to

Beginning in 1990, the Federal government

Other things equal,

Which of the following countries has the largest number of immigrants, as a percentage of the labor force (as of 2007)?

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S. in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of annual population growth in the United States in recent years?

The Council of Economic Advisers has found that skilled immigrants in the U.S. do all of the following, except

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S. welfare system in 1996,

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