Question 1

The United States is Mexico's largest trading partner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The queue is much longer for immigrants seeking a family-based category of visa than for immigrants in employment-based categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is the difference between stayers-at-heart and tied stayers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stayers-at-heart have low desire to migrate.
B)  Stayers-at-heart have high desire to migrate.
C)  Tied stayers lack sufficient push factors.
D)  Tied stayers lack sufficient pull factors. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about assimilation best defines the process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assimilation is the process by which movers adopt the language of their host countries.
B)  Assimilation is the process during which the pace at which movers adopt the language of their host countries accelerates.
C)  Assimilation is the process ensures that immigrants learn to fit in before they move outward from isolated ethnic enclaves.
D)  Assimilation is the process by which movers adapt to their new societies.

Question 5

How are visas designated for persons from countries underrepresented in recent immigration to the United States assigned?

Accepted Answer

A)  by congressional petition
B)  on a first-come,first served basis
C)  by lottery
D)  by presidential order

Question 6

Who once wrote of immigrants,that "by an intermixture with our people,they,or their descendants,get assimilated to our customs,measures,and laws: in a word,soon become one people."

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams
B)  Thomas Jefferson
C)  John Marshall
D)  George Washington

Question 7

Analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status of immigrants and the degree of assimilation that they exhibit.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What would make remittances even more valuable to their recipients?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What kinds of factors should be taken into account when planning the future of U.S.immigration?

Accepted Answer

A)  control and maintenance of our population growth
B)  ease of understanding and of implementing immigration regulations
C)  fear of undesirables,especially those who might harm the United States
D)  high unemployment rates climbing even higher as immigrants take jobs away from native-born citizens

Question 10

Current U.S.law recognizes __________ different classes of foreign-born persons living in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  two
B)  four
C)  five
D)  six

Question 11

George W.Bush's Council of Economic Advisers concluded that 40 percent of scientists with PhDs working in the United States were born abroad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Countries with high numbers of emigrants are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  host countries
B)  migratory countries
C)  resident countries
D)  sending countries

Question 13

Visas issued in the family-sponsored category,require what kind of documentation,in addition to national identity cards,birth certificates,and military records?

Accepted Answer

A)  an asylum application
B)  an affidavit of support signed by a U.S.-based sponsor
C)  sponsorship of a U.S.employer
D)  birth certificate of a U.S.-born relative

Question 14

Why is a green card so coveted by foreign-born persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the paper evidence of asylum status.
B)  It is the paper evidence of LPR status.
C)  It is the paper evidence of refugee status.
D)  It is the paper evidence of temporary legal status.

Question 15

However great their desire to move,some people will not migrate.What is the most plausible reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some individuals are tied stayers.
B)  Emigration and immigration policies bar some individuals from crossing borders.
C)  The search to make life better usually begins and ends locally.
D)  Most individuals,given the complexities of family dynamics,are rarely movers-at-heart.

Question 16

The probability of being fluent in English is higher among children born in the United States than those who immigrated with their parents at a young age.
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Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What has research determined is the difference in English fluency between children born in the United States and children brought to the country before the age of four?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children born in the United States had a significantly higher probability of being fluent in English than those who immigrated at a young age.
B)  Children born in the United States had a slightly higher probability of being fluent in English than those who immigrated at a young age.
C)  Children born in the United States had no discernible difference in English fluency than those who immigrated at a young age.
D)  Children born in the United States had no discernible difference in English fluency than those who immigrated at a young age when their parents were proficient English speakers.

Question 18

Other names for receiving countries are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  destination or host countries
B)  destination or resident countries
C)  host or migratory countries
D)  migratory or resident countries

Question 19

According to world migration data for 2010,the top fifteen receiving countries are located on which continents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia,Australia,Europe,and North America
B)  Asia,Europe,and North America
C)  Australia,Europe,and North America
D)  Europe and North America

Question 20

Foreign-born persons living in the United States who become citizens have undergone what process?

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration
B)  legalization
C)  naturalization
D)  repudiation

Exam 12: Immigration