Question 1

Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

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A)  Illegal aliens are close substitutes for legal resident workers.
B)  Illegal workers accept jobs that legal residents are unwilling to do.
C)  Undocumented workers do not displace legal residents from their jobs.
D)  Undocumented workers are complements to legal resident workers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 100 and in country B it is 150. After immigration occurs, total business income in country B

Accepted Answer

A)  increases by $475M.
B)  increases by $50M.
C)  decreases by $50M.
D)  decreases by $475M.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Who tends to lose from labor migration?

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A)  the firms in the country of origin
B)  the migrant workers
C)  the firms in the destination country
D)  the workers in the country of origin who did not migrateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

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

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A)  10 percent
B)  25 percent
C)  33 percent
D)  50 percentE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements is false?

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A)  Greater distance reduces the likelihood of migration.
B)  Greater stocks of human capital result in greater personal productivity and earnings.
C)  The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries.
D)  Implicit costs of migrating are not affected by distance.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Among those who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2017, about how many were family sponsored?

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A)  66 percent
B)  40 percent
C)  33 percent
D)  25 percentE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it is 0u. What part of domestic output in country B is the total wage bill, or total wage income, before and after the emigration?

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A)  area 0 vqtand area 0 wrt, respectively
B)  area 0 vqt and area 0 wsu, respectively
C)  area 0 wsu and area 0 vqt, respectively
D)  area 0 wsu and area 0 wrt, respectivelyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Economic models of illegal immigration suggest that domestic-born workers avoid certain types of work more because the inflow of immigrants has reduced wages, rather than because the work is unpleasant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the reasoning behind why employment could increase for domestic-born workers if immigrant workers become complementary resources rather than substitute resources.

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Question 10

"Beaten paths" in the context of labor migration are

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A)  routes taken previously by family, relatives, and friends.
B)  routes that have been overused by previous immigrants.
C)  routes that are no longer followed by immigrants.
D)  typical methods used to increase human capital.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants to the United States in 2017 were refugees or diversity immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  27 percent
B)  66 percent
C)  16 percent
D)  18 percentE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

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) All of the above

Question 16

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that, in recent years (2008-2017), more than one million illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Remittances" occur when

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A)  two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers.
B)  physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration.
C)  immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin.
D)  migrants return to their home country.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it is 0u. The migration of labor from low-income country B to high-income country A will

Accepted Answer

A)  increase domestic output in both countries.
B)  decrease domestic output in both countries.
C)  increase domestic output in country A and decrease domestic output in country B.
D)  decrease domestic output in country A and increase domestic output in country B.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The skills-based immigration systems of Australia and Canada

Accepted Answer

A)  effectively required that all immigrants have a college degree or higher.
B)  favor those immigrants whose skills best match unmet needs of the local economy.
C)  have generous family sponsorship rules for those skills-based immigrants with extended families.
D)  have recently been dismantled over concerns of discrimination in the application process.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the effects of migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migration generally benefits the mover, but there is a net efficiency loss to the world.
B)  Migration generally benefits everyone in both the origin and destination nations.
C)  Migration generally benefits the mover and creates a net efficiency gain for the world.
D)  Remittances cause the gains from immigration to be distributed unevenly.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 25: Immigration

Since 1990, U.S. immigrants have founded ____ of every _____ public companies financed by venture capital.

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Economic models of illegal immigration suggest that domestic-born workers avoid certain types of work more because the inflow of immigrants has reduced wages, rather than because the work is unpleasant.

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"Remittances" occur when

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"Beaten paths" in the context of labor migration are

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Among those who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2017, about how many were family sponsored?

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

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Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.

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Which of the following statements is most accurate about the effects of migration?

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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that, in recent years (2008-2017), more than one million illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Explain the reasoning behind why employment could increase for domestic-born workers if immigrant workers become complementary resources rather than substitute resources.

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In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it is 0u. The migration of labor from low-income country B to high-income country A will

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The skills-based immigration systems of Australia and Canada

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The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

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Who tends to lose from labor migration?

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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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In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 100 and in country B it is 150. After immigration occurs, total business income in country B

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In the accompanying graphs, the pre-migration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it is 0u. What part of domestic output in country B is the total wage bill, or total wage income, before and after the emigration?

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According to the Office of Immigration Statistics, approximately what percentage of legal immigrants to the United States in 2017 were refugees or diversity immigrants?

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Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

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Since 1990, U.S. immigrants have founded of every _ public companies financed by venture capital.

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