Question 1

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all agricultural workers in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent
B)  5 percent
C)  40 percent
D)  25 percentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S.labor force in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent
B)  25 percent
C)  33 percent
D)  50 percentE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Worker migration will cause wage rates to equalize across two countries if all of the following conditions are met except that

Accepted Answer

A)  migration is motivated strictly by wage differentials.
B)  neither nation restricts or interferes with migration.
C)  both countries use the same currency.
D)  migration has no cost.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Illegal immigration helps improve the standard of living for U.S.citizens by keeping prices lower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia
B)  United States
C)  Canada
D)  United KingdomE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009, the net inflow of illegal immigrants was about

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 annually.
B)  250,000 annually.
C)  350,000 annually.
D)  700,000 annually.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Illegal immigration tends to

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A)  increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are complements to domestic-born workers.
B)  increase average wages and employment where illegal workers are substitutes for domestic-born workers.
C)  increase average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers.
D)  reduce average wages and employment whether illegal workers are complements to or substitutes for domestic-born workers.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following groups does not belong with the others?

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A)  permanent residents
B)  green-card recipients
C)  temporary immigrants
D)  overstaying aliensE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

According to the World Bank, remittances from its workers abroad accounted for what portion of Mexico's GDP in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 percent
B)  2 percent
C)  10 percent
D)  20 percentE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

With labor migration, the country of origin experiences

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A)  an increase in output and a rising wage rate.
B)  an increase in output and a falling wage rate.
C)  a decrease in output and a falling wage rate.
D)  a decrease in output and a rising wage rate.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The major reasons why people immigrate into the U.S.include the following, except

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A)  taking advantage of superior economic opportunities.
B)  escaping religious or political oppression in their home countries.
C)  reuniting with family members who are already U.S.immigrants.
D)  being kicked out of their home countries.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S.standard of living by reducing

Accepted Answer

A)  the fiscal burdens of state and local governments.
B)  the average wages of domestic-born workers.
C)  crime rates.
D)  prices of goods and services produced with illegal immigrant labor.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

A nation can maximize the net benefits from immigration by

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A)  contracting immigration until the extra welfare cost for taxpayers is zero.
B)  expanding immigration until its marginal benefits equal its marginal costs.
C)  expanding immigration, because it benefits society with a greater supply of products and increased demand for them.
D)  contracting immigration, because the benefits are minor and it reduces the wage rates of domestic workers.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

"Brain-drain" refers to the

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A)  relatively low levels of human capital in low-income countries.
B)  effect of migration on human capital levels in high-income countries.
C)  emigration of highly educated workers to higher-income countries.
D)  inability of workers in low-income countries to achieve the levels of human capital possessed by workers in high-income countries.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

Accepted Answer

A)  wage rate disparities among nations.
B)  business or capitalist income in the world.
C)  labor productivity in the world.
D)  total wage income in the world.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S.welfare system in 1996,

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A)  benefits were expanded for immigrants.
B)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first five years in the U.S.
C)  immigrants are denied benefits for their first three years in the U.S.
D)  more immigrants qualified for welfare benefits.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

(Consider This)  Since 1990, U.S.immigrants have founded of every public companies financed by venture capital.

Accepted Answer

A)  1; 4
B)  1; 3
C)  1; 2
D)  2; 5E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following groups does not fit in with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal immigrants
B)  undocumented workers
C)  green-card holders
D)  overstaying aliensE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in output and a rising wage rate.
B)  an increase in output and a falling wage rate.
C)  a decrease in output and a falling wage rate.
D)  a decrease in output and a rising wage rate.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 25: Immigration

The voluntary relocation of employable migrants from low-paying nations to high-paying nations reduces

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With labor migration, the country of origin experiences

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Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S.standard of living by reducing

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Illegal immigration tends to

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Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

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According to the World Bank, remittances from its workers abroad accounted for what portion of Mexico's GDP in 2015?

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As a result of a major overhaul of the U.S.welfare system in 1996,

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(Consider This) Since 1990, U.S.immigrants have founded of every public companies financed by venture capital.

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The major reasons why people immigrate into the U.S.include the following, except

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A nation can maximize the net benefits from immigration by

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With labor migration, the destination country experiences

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Illegal immigration helps improve the standard of living for U.S.citizens by keeping prices lower.

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"Brain-drain" refers to the

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Which of the following "magnet countries" has the largest share of immigrants as a percentage of its labor force?

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Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all agricultural workers in the U.S.?

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Which of the following groups does not belong with the others?

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The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009, the net inflow of illegal immigrants was about

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Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S.labor force in recent years?

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Which of the following groups does not fit in with the others?

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Worker migration will cause wage rates to equalize across two countries if all of the following conditions are met except that

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