Deck 21: Immigration and Justice

Question 1

About percent of the U.S. population do not have legal immigrant status.

A) 1.5
B) 3.5
C) 5
D) 8

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The immigration justice system functions completely separate from and outside of the rest of the greater justice system.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

No definitive counts of undocumented immigrants on probation and parole have ever been conducted.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The police function of the immigration justice system is performed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and
Customs and Border Protection agencies.

Question 5

Immigration confinement is similar to confinement in the regular justice system.

Question 6

The Immigration Act of 1882 established preferred categories of immigrants.

Question 7

Local police can make immigration arrests without a channel to the federal immigration agencies.

Question 8

There is strong evidence that Muslim immigration has a strong connection to terrorism.

Question 9

Immigration arrests rose by more than one-third in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration.

Question 10

All undocumented immigrants enter the country illegally.

Question 11

Hostility to specific immigrant groups has been a hallmark of U.S. immigration history.

Question 12

Officials who point to a connection between immigration and crime refer to the violence of drug gangs.

Question 13

Foreign-born residents of America are arrested at higher rates than those born here.

Question 14

Just over percent of the prison population are undocumented immigrants.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 10
D) 20

Question 15

Immigration enforcement by ICE requires coordination with local police and sheriffs.

Question 16

It is against the law to be in the United States without some legal basis or documentation.

Question 17

Most of the immigration beds used for detention are owned and run by private facilities.

Question 18

There is widespread support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Question 19

During the United States' first century of existence, there were no formal legal controls on immigration.

Question 20

Immigration courts are part of the Department of Justice.

Question 21

During the first century of this country's history, immigration officials operated under considerable .

A) pressure
B) restrictions
C) illegality
D) discretion

Question 22

President Trump created the Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) in order to .

A) publicize crimes committed by immigrants
B) provide assistance to victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants
C) raise money to build more immigration detention facilities
D) provide employment for people who have lost their jobs to immigrants

Question 23

Which of the following has NOT been a major source of negative attitudes toward immigration among the U.S. public?

A) War
B) Race
C) Economics
D) Stereotypes

Question 24

In locations where neither federal detention facilities nor private facilities are available, detainees are .

A) deported immediately
B) put under house arrest
C) released until their cases can be adjudicated
D) held in local jails, with costs reimbursed by the federal government

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a way to obtain a green card?

A) Family
B) Residence
C) Employment
D) Refugee/asylee status

Question 26

The Emergency Quota Act was passed soon after .

A) World War I
B) World War II
C) The Spanish-American War
D) The Vietnam War

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a correctional system standardly used to detain undocumented immigrants?

A) County jails
B) Federal prisons
C) State correctional facilities
D) Federal immigration detention facilities

Question 28

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is part of the .

A) Department of Justice
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Customs and Border Protection Agency
D) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency

Question 29

Undocumented immigrants who serve sentences for crimes .

A) go free after serving their sentence
B) continue to serve jail or prison time until their deportation hearing
C) are transferred to federal detention facilities to await deportation hearings
D) are not counted in the number of undocumented immigrations for official records

Question 30

In immigration confinement, often takes a back seat to law enforcement and public safety.

A) security
B) punishment
C) due process
D) correction

Question 31

Detention and confinement in the immigration enforcement system bear a resemblance to the functions of jails and prisons.

A) custody
B) punitive
C) deterrent
D) rehabilitative

Question 32

Temporary protected status is intended to .

A) serve as a route to permanent residence
B) assist those who cannot return to their country at the time
C) allow people to live in the United States while their job requires them to
D) All of these are correct

Question 33

Which of the following is a consequence of the fact that most of the immigration beds used for detention are in privately owned facilities?

A) The rate of deportations has increased.
B) Contracts require a certain minimum number of cells to be occupied.
C) There is a large backlog of immigration cases to be handled by the courts.
D) Federal agencies need to coordinate with local authorities to make immigration arrests.

Question 34

The immigration justice system (IJS) operates .

A) independently
B) as part of local court systems
C) under the authority of the federal government
D) None of these is correct

Question 35

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agencies each operates as a division of the .

A) Department of Justice
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Federal Bureau of Investigations
D) Executive Office for Immigration Review

Question 36

Criminal cases filed against undocumented immigrants are handled by the .

A) immigration justice system
B) Customs and Border Protection agency
C) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency
D) criminal courts holding jurisdiction for the alleged crime

Question 37

The immigration judge functions of the former Immigration and Naturalization service are now handled by the .

A) Department of Justice
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Customs and Border Protection Agency
D) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency

Question 38

The Immigration Act of 1882 was intended to enable federal border authorities to refuse entry to anyone .

A) from certain countries
B) with a criminal record
C) without needing to give a reason
D) who lacked appropriate "physical and moral qualities"

Question 39

Most of those who are in the United States without legal authorization .

A) falsified documents to enter the country
B) illicitly crossed the border
C) ultimately return to their home country of their own volition
D) entered legally but did not leave after their authorization expired

Question 40

Some local agencies remain at arm's length from federal immigration authorities because they believe that .

A) they can do the job more efficiently themselves
B) there is no point in prosecuting cases of illegal immigration
C) positive connections with the local community help them with their own cases
D) the immigration justice system is unjust and they would rather not cooperate with it

Question 41

The DACA program is intended to help .

A) victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants
B) federal agencies to deport illegal immigrants more quickly
C) adult immigrants who have lived in the United States for a decade or more
D) undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children

Question 42

The American Society of Criminology has taken the position that .

A) immigration tends to improve public safety
B) immigration restrictions should be tightened
C) the immigration bureaucracy is too complicated
D) undocumented immigrants should not be arrested

Question 43

The DACA program was an initiative of the administration.

A) Trump
B) Obama
C) Bush
D) Clinton

Question 44

People awaiting deportation hearings who have not been accused of crimes other than having illegal alien status are
rather than imprisoned.

Question 45

From 1882 to 1943, people from were specifically prohibited from entering the United States.

Question 46

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 created __________ immigration categories.

Question 47

Regardless of what group they identify with, almost everyone in the United States is a(n) .

Question 48

Evidence suggests that undocumented immigrants are most likely to .

A) avoid contact with the law
B) have ties to criminal drug gangs
C) have no incentive to obey the law
D) seek legal resident status before they are caught

Question 49

For the first century of United States history, the general practice was to maintain a(n) .

Question 50

Immigration law is law.

Question 51

Refugees and come to the United States to flee persecution in their home country.

Question 52

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) adjudicates immigration cases under the authority of the U.S.
___________.

Question 53

There has been public hostility to specific immigrant groups in different periods of American history, mainly based on
_________.

Question 54

President Trump signed executive orders suspending immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries .

A) despite a pledge not to do so
B) as an anti-terrorism measure, despite evidence showing Muslim immigration does not have a strong connection to terrorism
C) in order to counteract the prevalence of "home-grown" terrorists
D) because of the fact that many Muslim immigrants are connected to terrorism

Question 55

People residing in this country on regular visas may apply for a(n) that allows them permanent residency.

Question 56

"Illegal aliens" are more properly referred to as residents.

Question 57

The Immigration Act of 1990 created the .

A) green card lottery
B) application process for asylum and refugee status
C) Executive Office for Immigration Review
D) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency

Question 58

With the passage of the Emergency Quota Act, immigration policy was linked to the U.S. .

Question 59

Current immigration practices in the United States are informed by the of immigration.

Question 60

Some law enforcement leaders regard the new federal aggressiveness in enforcing immigration policy to be counterproductive to .

A) their image
B) collecting evidence
C) community policing
D) All of these are correct

Question 61

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Detention

Question 62

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
The immigration justice system

Question 63

Describe the major forces that have brought significant numbers of immigrants to the United States through its history. What have been the responses of the public and of official immigration policy over time?

Question 64

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Asylee

Question 65

Throughout American history, immigrants have been made for social problems.

Question 66

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Green card

Question 67

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Emergency Quota Act

Question 68

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement

Question 69

In what ways, if any, do you think illegal immigration poses a problem? Explain your answer.

Question 70

List and describe the main parts of the immigration justice system in this country today, and explain how the system has come to have the structure it does today.

Question 71

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Refugee

Question 72

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 73

The DAPA program allows certain of Americans or lawful permanent residents to obtain permission to work and stay in the United States for three years.

Question 74

Children of immigrants who are meant to benefit under the DACA program are referred to as .

Question 75

Do you think it is just to use preferred immigration categories? If they can be used justly, how should they be used?

Question 76

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Immigration and Nationality Act

Question 77

Discuss the main reasons that illegal immigration has become such an important public policy issue.

Question 78

Summarize the viewpoints of those who believe that illegal immigration brings an increased threat of crime, and of those who do not.

Question 79

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Created preferred immigration categories
b. Specialized courts adjudicating cases involving immigration law
c. The function of immigration prisons
d. A resident of the United States who has fled his or her own country
e. Created by an executive order of President Trump
f. A person seeking to enter the United States because he or she has fled his or her own country
g. Created in 2003 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
h. Carries out raids to arrest people who have violated immigration laws
i. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States
j. First linked American immigration policy to the U.S. census
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Question 80

Cities that have decided on noncooperation with federal immigration enforcement are known as
cities.