The 2011 DREAM Act would have provided the opportunity for citizenship of
a. illegal immigrants who paid taxes.
b. immigrants who applied for a work visa. c.
children born in the United States to parents who entered the country illegally.
d. children brought to the United States illegally who later earned a college degree or served in the military.
e. children born outside the United States to American citizens.
Question -2-Illegal immigrants from Mexico account for how much of the illegal population?
a. Less than 10
b. Nearly 33
c. 59
d. Almost 90
e. Almost 99
Question -3-How does an economic migrant differ from a refugee?
a. A refugee is given a lower preference for immigration to America than an economic migrant.
b. A refugee must be fleeing persecution, while an economic migrant is seeking a more prosperous life.
c. An economic migrant is a refugee who enters the United States without means to support himself.
d. An economic migrant is fleeing persecution of his assets.
e. Refugees and economic migrants are the same.
Question -4-Jews who fled to the United States to escape the reach of Hitlers Germany are an example of
a. illegal immigrants.
b. multiculturalists.
c. nativists.
d. naturalized citizens.
e. refugees.
Question -5-What was a major cause of increased immigration after 1960?
a. Communism advanced in China.
b. Congress repealed the national origins quota. c.
Industrial and technological growth attracted many immigrants.
d. Refugees were not permitted.
e. The United States began advertising overseas.
Question -6-Congress established the national origins quota system in response to a growing belief that new immigrants
a. were imperative to the continued growth of the American economy.
b. spurred the economy and helped create jobs.
c. were genetically inferior to natural born citizens.
d. instilled American values in their children and increased patriotism.
e. did not share American values and were the cause of increased overcrowding and crime.
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