Deck 11: Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Question 1

The Supreme Court has ruled that public schools must serve all students, including illegal immigrants.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

"Investor immigrants"

A) is a category created in the Immigration Act of 1990.
B) create jobs in the U.S.
C) promise to invest certain sums of money in urban or rural areas.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Supreme Court ruled that illegal immigrants can be denied public education.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Patriot Act of 2001 was enacted to

A) enhance immigration enforcement
B) stop terrorist threats
C) keep Muslims out of the country
D) keep American fearful of Muslim people

Question 5

A "legalized alien" is a person

A) born in the United States to immigrant parents.
B) admitted to the United States as a permanent resident
C) eligible to apply for temporary resident status under 1986 law.
D) a tourist or student from another country.

Question 6

The 1996 immigration law required sponsoring family members to earn 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines in order to sponsor a relative.

Question 7

Which of the following were reasons for the decline of illegal immigration in the 1990s?

A) Mexico's improving economy
B) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996
C) Increased enforcement of immigration laws
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 8

Current immigration policy gives preference to:

A) uniting families
B) economic contributions the immigrant could make to the U.S.
C) refugees
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 9

What other states besides California prohibited Japanese from owning agricultural land?

A) Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
B) Oregon, Washington, and Arizona
C) Arizona, Texas, and Washington
D) Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma

Question 10

American labor unions

A) strongly support increased immigration.
B) worry about immigrants taking low wage jobs from citizens
C) believe that large numbers of immigrants depress wages of union members
D) (b) and (c)
E) none of the above

Question 11

Which statement about immigration to the United States during the 19th century is most valid?

A) Organized labor supported unlimited immigration.
B) Most immigrants to the United States were illegal aliens.
C) Industrial growth led to a demand for cheap immigrant labor.
D) Few immigrants came from Western Europe.

Question 12

In 1990 the ratio of foreign-born to the total population was the highest in U.S. history.

Question 13

The agency that coordinated immigration policy until its absorption in the Department of Homeland Security was

A) Office of Immigration
B) Immigration and Refugee Service
C) Immigration and Naturalization Service
D) Border Patrol

Question 14

An unintended consequence of the National Origins Quota Act of 1924 was illegal immigration through Mexico and Canada.

Question 15

Both proponents and opponents of immigration argue that the prosperity needs of society supports their position.

Question 16

The Immigration Act of 1990

A) limited the immigration quota to 675,000 per year after 1995
B) introduced a lottery process
C) family unification became the primary criterion
D) all of the above
E) (A) & (C) only

Question 17

Illegal immigrants

A) are eligible for emergency medical care
B) may be denied access to public education
C) do not pay taxes
D) commit more crimes than comparable citizens
E) none of the above

Question 18

U.S. immigration policy was highly restrictive until the middle of the 19th Century.

Question 19

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

A) forbade immigration based on refugee status
B) opened up food stamp benefits for immigrants
C) doubled the size of the Border Patrol
D) required immigrants to contribute to Social Security

Question 20

In contrast to the European immigrants prior to the 1960s, assimilation of the current wave of immigrants is not as rapid.

Question 21

According to text, which of the following is NOT a positive impact of immigrants on the American economy?

A) providing an additional supply of labor
B) becoming consumers in society
C) depressing wages as a result of high availability in the workforce
D) starting businesses at a higher rate than the native population

Question 22

Opponents of immigration cite external threats as rationale for limiting immigration. This argument does NOT include

A) Terrorism
B) Espionage
C) Subversion
D) Religion

Question 23

Public attitude toward immigration have changed since the new face of immigrants became Asians and Hispanics

Question 24

The debate over immigration policy centers on its impact on the economy.

Question 25

Refugees are people who are displaced from their home country because of

A) Persecution by a political regime
B) They are outcasts from their society
C) Political instability in their country
D) A and C

Question 26

Illegal aliens qualify for food stamps.

Question 27

Which of the following is not a reaction of a state government to the failure of the federal government to enact comprehensive immigration reform?

A) Social Service Access Prohibitions
B) In State Tuition Restrictions
C) Employer Sanctions
D) Purchasing Identification Requirements

Question 28

Which of the following is not a reason for federal intervention in current immigration policy?

A) Unacceptable population growth
B) Conflicting state and local policies
C) Conflicting court decisions
D) Uneven distribution of costs

Question 29

Support for reducing legal immigration has _____________ since September 11, 2001.

A) Increased
B) Remained the same
C) Declined

Question 30

Immigrants are often scapegoats for problems that they do not contribute to. T/F

Question 31

Which statement about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

A) The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States
B) The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged.
C) The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of United States history.
D) Nearly all immigrants have easily assimilated into American culture.

Question 32

Most undocumented workers from Mexico:

A) acquire skilled trades and move to a middle class lifestyle
B) work at semi and unskilled jobs for less than Americans would expect at those jobs
C) quickly assimilate into the broader Anglo-American culture
D) eventually become US citizens

Question 33

Over the past twenty years, an objective of United States immigration policy has been to

A) reduce the number of illegal immigrants
B) keep out immigrants from former communist nations
C) return to an open immigration policy
D) encourage emigration from Western Europe

Question 34

The Braceros workers all returned to their homes after the United States unilaterally terminated the program.

Question 35

Which is not a immigration reform proposal?

A) Border Militarization
B) Maximization
C) Job Skills Needs Focus
D) First Come, First Served Proposals

Question 36

What was not a part of The Responsibility Act of 1996?

A) Doubled Border Patrol
B) Improved Border Patrol Equipment
C) White Card Application Process
D) Human Smuggling Penalties

Question 37

Which of the following was NOT an anti-immigrant group?
A) Ku Klux Klan
B) Anti-National Origins Clause League

A) The American Coalition
B) Immigrant Restriction League

Question 38

The list of states that attract the largest number of foreign-born people does NOT include

A) Illinois
B) New Jersey
C) Iowa
D) Florida

Question 39

Employment-based preferences allows admittance of immigrants with specifically needed skills except for

A) advanced degrees
B) Cuban refugees
C) skilled professionals
D) unskilled workers fulfilling special needs

Question 40

What mechanism was put in place in 1996 to address the problem of employment of undocumented workers?

A) The E-Verify System
B) Green Cards
C) More immigration officers
D) National Identification cards

Question 41

It can be argued that immigrants are good for the economy because they

A) Take jobs not filled by natives
B) Willing to work for low wages
C) Start business at a higher rate than natives
D) Can live on minimum wage