Question 1

What is the difference between nativism and racism?

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Question 2

Which piece of immigration legislation was the first to deny entry to a specific group, thus paving the way for future racially biased immigration policies?

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A)  the Chinese Exclusion Act 
B)  the Immigration and Nationality Act 
C)  the McCarran Internal Security Act 
D)  the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Question 3

Describe the1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Identify and discuss the two main consequences of the Act.

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Question 4

Which of the following claims would a proponent of IRCA, who relies on nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment, use to garner support for placing tighter regulations on immigration?

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A)  that immigrants were over-using the welfare system 
B)  that the newcomers were too different and "unassimilable" 
C)  that immigrants were stealing jobs from Americans 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Up until the 1970s, over 80 percent of Mexicans who came to the United States were temporary farmworkers. The passage of the 1965 Immigration Act, and subsequently the 1986 mass legalization laws, resulted in:

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A)  decreasing rates of Mexican immigrants working in agriculture 
B)  even higher percentages of Mexicans immigrating to work temporarily on farms 
C)  increasing numbers of Mexicans choosing to reside permanently in the United States 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Identify and discuss three ways in which contemporary nativism differs from the nativism of a century ago. Provide two specific examples of contemporary nativism.

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Question 7

Immigrants from which Caribbean country are nearly always welcomed into the United States as long as they make it to U.S. soil?

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A)  Jamaica 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Dominican Republic 
D)  Haiti

Question 8

Immigration policies that restricted people from certain regions of the world in the early 20th century were tied to the eugenics movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Throughout its history, the United States has offered unequivocal citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2001, Congress proposed a bill which would provide undocumented youth who finish high school in the U.S with a path to U.S. citizenship. The act was known as:

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A)  the Uniting American Families Act 
B)  the American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act 
C)  the Nuclear Family Priority Act 
D)  the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act

Question 11

When Italians began migrating to the United States, they often faced discrimination and were even lynched on occasion in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Between 1966 and 1981, large numbers of Asian Indians immigrated to the United States, with the majority of these new immigrants working in farm labor occupations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Proposition 187 was proposed as a means of protecting the agricultural workers who had been working for decades in California.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain how nativism and racism are linked.

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Question 15

All of the following groups eventually became White in the United States EXCEPT:

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A)  Irish 
B)  Albanians 
C)  Italians 
D)  Jews

Question 16

The motivation for both the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924 was to:

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A)  encourage the immigration of laborers from the Caribbean 
B)  eliminate biased immigration standards for all immigrant groups 
C)  prevent immigrants from taking advantage of social services 
D)  improve the racial stock of the United States

Question 17

Explain how proponents of California's Proposition 187 relied on racial imagery to promote the bill. Is the bill relevant today, even though it was never implemented? Why or why not?

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Question 18

Immigrants from the Caribbean have only been coming to the United States since World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The first immigration policies were focused on restricting Mexican immigration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What aspect of U.S. immigration policy has changed over time?

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A)  Explicitly discriminatory language has been removed from immigration laws. 
B)  Immigration laws are no longer motivated by nativism. 
C)  Immigration policies no longer impact non-Whites more negatively. 
D)  Deportation is now only used as a last resort.

Exam 3: Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

What is the difference between nativism and racism?

Which piece of immigration legislation was the first to deny entry to a specific group, thus paving the way for future racially biased immigration policies?

Describe the1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Identify and discuss the two main consequences of the Act.

Which of the following claims would a proponent of IRCA, who relies on nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment, use to garner support for placing tighter regulations on immigration?

Up until the 1970s, over 80 percent of Mexicans who came to the United States were temporary farmworkers. The passage of the 1965 Immigration Act, and subsequently the 1986 mass legalization laws, resulted in:

Identify and discuss three ways in which contemporary nativism differs from the nativism of a century ago. Provide two specific examples of contemporary nativism.

Immigrants from which Caribbean country are nearly always welcomed into the United States as long as they make it to U.S. soil?

Immigration policies that restricted people from certain regions of the world in the early 20^th century were tied to the eugenics movement.

Throughout its history, the United States has offered unequivocal citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

In 2001, Congress proposed a bill which would provide undocumented youth who finish high school in the U.S with a path to U.S. citizenship. The act was known as:

When Italians began migrating to the United States, they often faced discrimination and were even lynched on occasion in the South.

Between 1966 and 1981, large numbers of Asian Indians immigrated to the United States, with the majority of these new immigrants working in farm labor occupations.

Proposition 187 was proposed as a means of protecting the agricultural workers who had been working for decades in California.

Explain how nativism and racism are linked.

All of the following groups eventually became White in the United States EXCEPT:

The motivation for both the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924 was to:

Explain how proponents of California's Proposition 187 relied on racial imagery to promote the bill. Is the bill relevant today, even though it was never implemented? Why or why not?

Immigrants from the Caribbean have only been coming to the United States since World War II.

The first immigration policies were focused on restricting Mexican immigration.

What aspect of U.S. immigration policy has changed over time?