Deck 9: International Migration

Question 1

Present the basic argument of Dudley Poston in the Population and Society text where he states that international migration is one of the reasons why the United States is "exceptional"? Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Not Answer

Question 2

What is the bracero program? Discuss its history and development. To what extent did it influence the amount and quality of Mexican migration to the U.S? Do you believe that a bracero-type program should be re-instituted in the United States? Why or why not?

Answer 2

Not Answer

Question 3

Which two international migration concepts are analogous to the internal migration concepts of in-migration and in-migrant?

A) Immigration and emigrant.
B) Immigration and immigrant.
C) Emigration and immigrant.
D) Emigration and emigrant.
E) Out-migration and out-migrant.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to discussions in our Population and Society textbook, international migrants to the U.S., both legal and undocumented, are _________ to commit serious crimes, compared to the native U.S.-born population

A) much more likely
B) more likely
C) less likely
D) not at all likely
E) considerably less likely

Question 5

Many immigrants to the U.S. are classified as EWI's. What does this EWI abbreviation refer to?

A) entering with identification
B) entering without identification
C) entry with inspection
D) entry without inspection *
E) exiting without intention

Question 6

What is one of the main differences between undocumented immigrants to the U.S. who are EWIs versus those who are visa overstayers?

A) EWIs are usually better off financially than visa overstayers
B) visa overstayers are more likely to come from Mexico than are EWIs.
C) visa overstayers are usually better off financially than EWIs.
D) visa overstayers are considered to be a bigger threat to national security than are EWIs.
E) visa overstayers are easier to track down and deport than are EWIs.

Question 7

How old was Annie Moore when she was the first person to enter Ellis Island in 1892?

A) 13
B) 14
C) 15
D) 16
E) 17

Question 8

A person who moves away from his/her native country to a new country of residence so to escape from political persecution is referred to as:

A) an economic migrant.
B) a tourist.
C) a refugee.
D) a privileged migrant.
E) a warrior

Question 9

According to the United Nations, long term immigration has been defined to refer to ___.

A) residence in the destination country for at least six months
B) residence in the destination country for the rest of the lives of the immigrants
C) residence in the destination country for 5 years
D) residence in the destination country for at least one year
E) residence in the destination country for at least 10 years

Question 10

What is the difference between an "immigrant" and a "refugee"?

A) Anyone who moves is an immigrant while only those fleeing a war or a war zone are refugees.
B) An immigrant is a mover who moves from one country to another voluntarily while a refugee is a mover who voluntarily moves from one country to another due to persecution, threat of violence or deprivation.
C) A refugee is an immigrant who moves to a nearby country where war is not actively being fought.
D) An immigrant is a mover who moves from one country to another voluntarily while a refugee is a mover who involuntarily moves from one country to another due to persecution, threat of violence or deprivation.
E) There is no difference between an immigrant and a refugee.

Question 11

As of around 2014, which countries were sending out the largest numbers of refugees?

A) Iraq, Syria, Greece
B) Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia
C) Sudan, Iraq, Mexico
D) Yemen, Chad, Somalia
E) South Sudan, Venezuela, Libya

Question 12

These days the United States:

A) refuses permanent residence to more immigrants than any other country in the world
B) denies entry to more refugees than any other country in the world
C) receives the largest number of immigrants of any country in the world
D) receives at least half of all the refugees in the world in any one year
E) receives 50% more immigrants than any other country in the world

Question 13

Define and discuss the concept of forced migration. Give two examples of forced migration, as discussed in the Population and Society text. What are some of the long term impacts of forced migration?

Question 14

List and discuss some of the economic effects of international migration? Be sure to mentio and describe the impacts to both the country of origin and the country of destination.

Question 15

Which internal migration concept is analogous to the international migration concept of remigrant?

A) in-migrant
B) out-migrant
C) return migrant
D) repatriated migrant
E) there is no internal migration concept analogous to the international migration concept of remigrant

Question 16

Over 98% of the total population of _____ is comprised either of immigrants or the descendants of immigrants.

A) Greece
B) France
C) Turkey
D) Mexico
E) the United States