Question 1

What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?

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A)  The net effect is zero, as illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.
B)  Total employment increases, but with some substitution of illegal immigrants for domestic-born workers.
C)  Total employment decreases.
D)  Total employment increases, with no displacement of or substitution for domestic-born workers.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Between the 1970s and 1998, immigrants

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A)  were more likely to receive public assistance than people born in the United States.
B)  were less likely to receive public assistance than people born in the United States.
C)  were just as likely to receive public assistance as people born in the United States.
D)  did not qualify for public assistance.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Economic immigrants

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A)  are defined as any international migrants that have an impact on the economy.
B)  are defined as international migrants motivated by economic gain.
C)  only affect the economy if they enter the country legally.
D)  include not only people, but also any capital that migrates from another country.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Any migration that affects the economies of the countries involved is referred to as "economic immigration."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The elimination of barriers to the international flow of labor tends to

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A)  lower the wage rates for all labor.
B)  raise the wage rates for all labor.
C)  increase worldwide production efficiency.
D)  decrease worldwide production efficiency.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

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A)  backflow.
B)  brain drain.
C)  reverse migration.
D)  negative self-selection.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

An increase in the mobility of labor across nations tends to decrease the world's output of goods and services.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

"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) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Efficiency gains from migration

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A)  will tend to be greater when workers migrate from nations with high unemployment to nations experiencing full employment.
B)  imply that all workers, domestic and migrant, are financially better off as a result of migration.
C)  will tend to be greater in countries experiencing "brain drain."
D)  usually benefit one nation at the expense of another.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Older workers are

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A)  much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers have lower moving costs.
B)  much less likely to migrate than younger workers because older workers are more likely to have children at home.
C)  much more likely to migrate than younger workers because older have lower implicit costs of migrating.
D)  much more likely to migrate than younger workers because younger workers have stronger roots and ties to the local community.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S.labor markets would

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A)  reduce wages in the United States.
B)  increase employment of domestic-born workers, but by a lesser amount than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers.
C)  increase employment of domestic-born workers at a rate of one-for-one with the jobs lost by illegal workers.
D)  increase employment of domestic-born workers by an amount greater than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Illegal immigrants overall contribute more in taxes than they receive in services from state and local governments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Immigrants made up approximately what percentage of the U.S.labor force in 2007?

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A)  5 percent
B)  25 percent
C)  16 percent
D)  33 percentE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

"Backflows" 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) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S.in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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A)  they are complementary resources to immigrant workers.
B)  they are substitute resources for immigrant workers.
C)  demand for their labor is elastic.
D)  immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

As it relates to migration, self-selection is most likely to apply to

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A)  highly skilled immigrants.
B)  low-skilled immigrants.
C)  highly skilled domestic workers.
D)  low-skilled domestic workers.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward

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A)  family reunification.
B)  diversifying the countries of origin.
C)  refugees and asylum seekers.
D)  skills and employment potential.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Current U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Studies show that the largest negative impact of illegal immigrants is on

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A)  the wages of native-born workers.
B)  the average wage in the U.S.
C)  employment opportunities of native-born workers.
D)  the wages of previous immigrants.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 25: Immigration

There was a big spike in legal immigration into the U.S.in 1989-1991, resulting from an amnesty program through which many formerly illegal immigrants became legal residents.

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What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?

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Between the 1970s and 1998, immigrants

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Any migration that affects the economies of the countries involved is referred to as "economic immigration."

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An increase in the mobility of labor across nations tends to decrease the world's output of goods and services.

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"Backflows" occur when

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Current U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.

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Immigrants made up approximately what percentage of the U.S.labor force in 2007?

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Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S.labor markets would

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Studies show that the largest negative impact of illegal immigrants is on

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Older workers are

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U.S.immigration law is heavily weighted toward

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Efficiency gains from migration

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Economic immigrants

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The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

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Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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The elimination of barriers to the international flow of labor tends to

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As it relates to migration, self-selection is most likely to apply to

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"Beaten paths" in the context of labor migration are

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Illegal immigrants overall contribute more in taxes than they receive in services from state and local governments.

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