Test Questions & Answers Can I Stay A Little Longer? Ch7

Chapter 7: Can I Stay A Little Longer? Immigration and Refugees

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Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 1

1) What has been the impact of claims makers on the issue of immigration in the U.S.?

Section reference: Section 1

a. They have sparked productive public debate.

b. They have downplayed the issue.

c. They have contributed to a narrative that has escalated the issue to a problem and threat.

d. They have helped the government turn a blind eye to the problems of immigration.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 2

2) The promotion of the “America first” narrative with an anti-immigration stance to protect the U.S. and its way of life is known as

Section reference: Section 1

a. Naturalization.

b. Separatism.

c. Zeitgeist.

d. English-only movement.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 3

3) Congress passed this law to ban laborers from a specific country from coming to America.

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a. Anti-Germany Law of 1938

b. Ant-Italy Law of 1938

c. Mexican Exclusion Act of 1882

d. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 4

4) Which change in policy also reconfigured the face of US immigration in that while more than half of all immigrants in the 1950s came from Europe, today the majority of US immigrants come from Asia and Latin America?

Section reference: Section 1

a. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

b. Immigration Act of 1924

c. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

d. Immigration Reform Act in 1986

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 5

5) Which law granted amnesty to nearly 3 million unauthorized migrants in the U.S.?

Section reference: Section 1

a. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

b. Immigration Act of 1924

c. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

d. Immigration Reform Act in 1986

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 6

6) What social issue(s) coincided with the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996?

Section reference: Section 1

a. Anti-Asian and Anti-Hispanic racism

b. Widespread abuse of social welfare programs and fraud by unauthorized immigrants

c. Widespread terrorist threats linked to illegal US border crossings

d. The combination of economic recession and immigrants’ willingness to work for lower pay, replacing American workers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 7

7) What does it mean to hold a green card?

Section reference: Section 1

a. This is an international passport allowing for unrestricted travel.

b. With this, one is classified as a lawful permanent resident is eligible to work in the U.S. and to eventually apply for citizenship.

c. That one is a naturalized US citizen.

d. That one is present in the U.S. legally despite how entrance to the U.S. was gained.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question

8) Since 1965, the number of immigrants living in the U.S. has

Section reference: Section 2

a. dropped by half.

b. doubled.

c. more than quadrupled.

d. remained fairly constant in terms of proportion.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 9

9) in 2017, _____ immigrants in the U.S. were in the country legally, while about _____ were considered unauthorized.

Section reference: Section 2

a. 77% ; 23%

b. 40% ; 60%

c. 23% ; 77%

d. 60% ; 40%

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 10

10) Which group is the largest immigrant group in the U.S. now and which is projected to be the largest by 2055?

Section reference: Section 2

a. Mexicans ; Mexicans

b. Mexicans ; South and East Asians combined

c. South and East Asians combined ; Latin Americans combined

d. South Americans combined ; East Asia combined

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 11

11) By 2055, what is the breakdown of all immigrants by race in the U.S. projected to be from largest to smallest?

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a. Hispanic ; Asian ; Black ; White

b. White ; Hispanic ; Asian ; Black

c. Hispanic ; Black ; Asian ; White

d. Asian ; Hispanic ; White ; Black

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 12

12) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, immigrants comprise about 14% of the US population. If we include US-born children of immigrants, they constitute about

Section reference: Section 2

a. 16%.

b. 20%.

c. 27%.

d. 45%.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 13

13) Most unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. did not actually cross the border illegally, but rather they are

Section reference: Section 2

a. people who were previously deported and thus returned to the U.S. under false pretences.

b. detained at the border and subsequently deported.

c. fugitives from the law who lost legal status due to criminal convictions.

d. overstayers or people who obtained visas legally and stayed in the U.S. after expiration.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 14

14) While it is obviously difficult to accurately count this population, the available data suggests that the rates of illegal immigration have

Section reference: Section 2

a. remained constant since 2000.

b. declined, particularly since 2009 when the economic crisis eliminated many jobs for all workers in the U.S.

c. increased dramatically since the Obama administration, which has sparked much of the current controversy.

d. declined only since the Trump administration started enforcing more policies.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 15

15) How has organized labor changed its position on illegal immigration?

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a. In the past, labor unions felt that illegal immigrants took jobs away from US workers; but now that immigrants are performing jobs that many US-born workers do not want, unions see them as allies in the efforts to further worker benefits.

b. Organized labor used to avoid immigrant workers, but now that US workers demand so many benefits and higher wages, unions are pressured to hire immigrants and hope the companies will not get caught.

c. Organized labor does not support immigrant workers and strives to protect American workers only.

d. In the past, labor unions supported immigrant rights, but now that they have put so many US workers out of jobs, there is little support.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 16

16) It may seem, as some politicians have portrayed it, that the general public is worried about the negative impact immigration could have on the economy and American culture. The data suggests

Section reference: Section 2

a. this is overwhelmingly the case.

b. nearly all conservatives/Republicans feel this way, but not Democrats.

c. most Americans want to see immigration decreased and find immigrants do not strengthen the U.S. in any way.

d. based on various studies and polls, Americans in 2018 and 2020 have positive views about immigrants.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 17

17) Overall, the data suggests that immigrants in the U.S. are more likely to have low levels of education than the US-born population. In 2016, immigrants were

Section reference: Section 2

a. 1.5 times as likely as the US born to have not completed high school.

b. 3 times as likely as the US born to have not completed high school.

c. 1.5 times less likely to have a college degree or higher compared to the US born.

d. 3 times less likely to have a college degree or higher compared to the US born.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 18

18) Removing this immigrant sending region from the comparison, most immigrants have education levels that are comparable to the US-born population education achievement levels.

Section reference: Section 2

a. Africa

b. South and East Asia

c. Mexico and Central America

d. Canada and Europe

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 19

19) What proportion of immigrants coming to the U.S. above age 5 are proficient English speakers?

Section reference: Section 2

a. About one-quarter

b. About one-third

c. A bit more than half

d. About two-thirds

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 20

20) What is a refugee?

Section reference: Section 3

a. Someone fleeing or expelled due to conflict, poverty, and/or persecution within their home countries

b. A stateless person born in a contested place

c. An individual impacted by civil war within their own country

d. Someone who wants to leave their home country in search of a better life

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 21

21) Among all refugees admitted in 2017, _____ are Muslims and _____ are Christians (with a small percentage of other religious identifications).

Section reference: Section 3

a. 10% ; 86%

b. 43% ; 47%

c. 71% ; 28%

d. 60% ; 40%

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 22

22) These 3 states have resettled nearly a quarter of all refugees in 2016.

Section reference: Section 3

a. Illinois, New York, Florida

b. Minnesota, California, Florida

c. California, Texas, New York

d. New York, Massachusetts, Illinois

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 23

23) What refugee-producing country was declared by the United Nations to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis before the Covid-19 pandemic?

Section reference: Section 3

a. Afghanistan

b. Russia

c. Somalia

d. Yemen

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 24

24) What immigration border policy change by the Trump administration was struck down by courts in 2020?

Section reference: Section 4

a. The sanctuary city distinction

b. Prosecution of illegal immigrants who have not committed other crimes

c. Deportations of new arrivals

d. The “Remain in Mexico” asylum approach where applicants are denied entry to the U.S. during the asylum application process

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 25

25) How did the number of US-Mexico border apprehensions change between 2017 and 2019?

Section reference: Section 4

a. It dropped dramatically due to the election of President Trump.

b. It dropped a small amount due to better economic conditions in Mexico and Central America.

c. It increased a small amount due to worsening economic conditions in Mexico and Central America.

d. It rose sharply due to increased asylum requests from migrants fleeing violence and poverty.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 26

26) About what proportion of deported immigrants had criminal convictions in recent years?

Section reference: Section 4

a. One-quarter

b. One-third

c. Half

d. Two-thirds

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 27

27) Which of the following was a top priority of the Obama administration approach for deporting illegal immigrants from the U.S.?

Section reference: Section 4

a. Individuals who were threats to national security, border security, or public safety

b. Those found guilty of employment or public benefits fraud

c. Unauthorized residents from predominantly Muslim countries

d. Individuals who were brought by a parent or legal guardian to the U.S. as a child under age 18

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 28

28) Before this group was (inaccurately) deemed as a dangerous threat to the U.S., immigrant detention had not occurred in great numbers in the U.S. for nearly a century.

Section reference: Section 4

a. Mexican drug cartel (2000s) b. Al Qaeda (1990s) c. Vietnamese refugees (1960s) d. Cuban exiles (1980s)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 29

29) What policy and practice was widely criticized and quickly halted from the Trump administration as part of the “zero tolerance policy” on immigration?

Section reference: Section 4

a. Deportation of unaccompanied minors sent to the U.S. alone

b. The separation of children from their parents who were detained at the US-Mexico border (many of whom have yet to be reunited) c. Deportation of those who had been convicted of three or more non-traffic misdemeanor offenses

d. Repeal of DACA (Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 30

30) What would the 2017 Senate version of the DREAM Act accomplish?

Section reference: Section 4

a. Temporary guest visa worker permits for seasonal workers on a lottery basis.

b. Citizenship for all unauthorized migrants with no criminal record who arrived in the U.S. prior to 2017.

c. A three-step pathway to US citizenship for high school or GED educated residents with no criminal record through college, work, or the armed services.

d. Citizenship for parents of US citizens and/or legal permanent residents

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 31

31) What Obama program was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court after being found unconstitutional?

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a. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

b. Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)

c. Immigrant Amnesty for Young Adults (IAYA)

d. Conditional Permanent Resident status (CPRs)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 32

32) What controversial immigration executive order from the Trump administration was quickly overturned by the Biden administration?

Section reference: Section 4

a. Family separation at the border

b. Deportation without court hearing for unauthorized individuals without proof of being in the U.S. for 2 years

c. The Muslim travel ban blocking US entry for nationals from 7 Muslim-majority countries

d. Repeal of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 33

33) What is a sanctuary city?

Section reference: Section 4

a. State and local jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal authorities when it comes to immigration policies.

b. State and local jurisdictions where immigration status and criminal backgrounds are entirely ignored.

c. Cities which refuse to turn over any immigrants to federal officials for any reason.

d. Cities which have banded together collectively to advance immigrant rights in the U.S. against the federal government.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 34

34) What is the current Secure Communities Program?

Section reference: Section 4

a. Benefits distributed to local jurisdictions that are not proclaimed to be sanctuary cities.

b. Special judicial processing guidelines for any suspect believed to be an illegal immigrant regardless of any arresting offense or lack thereof.

c. A media campaign aimed at dispelling myths about immigrants and presenting data about the low levels of immigrant-involved criminal activity.

d. Intended to reduce crime, state and local police provide fingerprints of suspects to federal immigration authorities and transfer individuals to federal authorities who are assumed to be illegal immigrants.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 35

35) Which sociological theory may view immigration as an advantageous mechanism for providing needed labor?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 36

36) Which sociological theory may view immigration as an advantageous mechanism for bolstering social solidarity against the “common threat” of newcomers?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 37

37) Immigration policies, laws, and norms provide a good example of how groups with power attempt to preserve the status quo. Which theory emphasizes this assertion?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 38

38) Which theory observes how the federal government’s policies and rhetoric that portray immigrants as criminals, drug traffickers, terrorists and animals who prey upon middle-class American families is a telling example of the way immigrants are systematically perceived as a group of people?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 39

39) This theory would be interested in examining the process used by immigrants to assimilate or find belonging in the U.S., particularly as they learn to navigate the culture and language and norms.

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 40

40) Which theory examines how economic, social, and political power impacts the experiences of different immigrant groups where some are denied the rights, privileges, and entitlements enjoyed by citizens or even by other immigrants due to a lack of power?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 41

41) Which theory would examine the meaning and requirements behind being an American citizen for those born in the U.S. who have citizenship as a right compared to those who have to gain citizenship status as immigrants?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 42

42) Policies that target immigration from specific countries also impacts members of that country’s origin groups even if they are US citizens. This is an observation about the deeper institutionalized discrimination of American policies made by which sociological theory?

Section reference: Section 5

a. Conflict Theory

b. Functionalism

c. Critical Race Theory

d. Symbolic Interactionism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 43

43) Which of the following is part of the plan proposed to reform immigration policy in the U.S. put forward by Tom Jawetz of the Center for American Progress?

Section reference: Section 6

a. A more flexible system with expanded pathways to citizenship

b. Exclusion of immigrants who are not English proficient upon entry

c. Full amnesty for all unauthorized immigrants present in the U.S. and working before 2020 for a minimum of 3 years

d. Decentralization of border and immigration enforcement to states and local jurisdictions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 44

44) Tom Jawetz and the Center for American Progress are known for what kind of approach to economic and social issues including immigration?

Section reference: Section 6

a. Conservative

b. Republican

c. Liberal

d. Libertarian

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 45

45) What reality means that the vast majority of Americans should understand the importance of the issue of immigration?

Section reference: Section 6

a. Most Americans are considering immigrating OUT of the U.S.

b. Unless you are a Native American, just about everyone in the United States is a descendant of immigrants.

c. It is impossible to find a balanced and accurate news presentation or discussion of immigration issues in the U.S.

d. Most Americans have been directly and seriously harmed by an immigrant.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 46

46) Aside from unauthorized immigrants, what growing population is demanding more attention by the U.S. and other United Nations leaders?

Section reference: Section 6

a. Elderly immigrants

b. Refugees and asylees

c. Cyber-criminals committing public benefits fraud

d. American ex-patriots

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 47

47) While most presidents have attempted to stem the flow of immigrants at one time or another, which president’s approach is much more aggressive and controversial, in that he has maintained that illegal immigration is tied to terrorism, drug trafficking, and violent crime?

Section reference: Section 6

a. Obama

b. Biden

c. Trump

d. GW Bush

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 48

48) Which contributions made by immigrants are often overlooked?

Section reference: Section 6

a. Tax and Social Security payments

b. Critical labor in jobs Americans do not want

c. Enhanced diversity that makes the U.S. more competitive in the global economy and advances human understanding

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 49

49) Whose plan attempts to take a more comprehensive approach to immigration that balances the needs of immigrants, the economic realities of immigrant labor, as well as retaining features of the rule of law that build in a fair and just mechanism that creates reasonableness as well as accountability for those who violate the boundaries related to immigration?

Section reference: Section 6

a. President Obama

b. Tom Jawetz, Center for American Progress

c. President Trump

d. Critical Race Theory

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7 Question 50

50) What is the role of sociology in addressing the issue of immigration in the U.S.?

Section reference: Section 6

a. To collect, analyze, and share sound data and scientific evidence to provide objective facts for public consideration.

b. To mobilize immigration support and advocate for immigrants’ rights.

c. To bolster the anti-immigration and English-first movements.

d. To envision and debate the merits of a world where immigration is not a part of our collective reality.