All of the following are arguments in favor of immigration EXCEPT:

illegal immigrants compete with legal immigrants for jobs

In 2017, most refugees came to the US from which countries?

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Syria, Somalia

Which of the following are legal types of visas in the US

travel visas, green card/permanent residency, work visas, student visas

From 1990-2013, foreign-born share of US population increased 8-13%; crime rates went down by

148% (according to FBI violent & property crime data)

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1
If the US eliminated all immigrant labor, by how much would food prices likely increase?
50%
5%
90%
75%
2
About how many people do US border patrol agents arrest each day?
1,000
10,000
3
True/False: Illegal immigrants have required documentation to access all government services.
False
Trye
4
True/False: So far, Trump's administration has deported fewer people than Obama's did.
False
True
5
True/False: In total numbers, there are more immigrants living in US today than ever before.
False
True
6
All of the following are arguments in favor of immigration EXCEPT:
immigrants do jobs Americans don't want to do
illegal immigrants compete with legal immigrants for jobs
immigrants pay property , income, gas, & sales taxes
immigrants buy US goods/services & boost the US economy
7
Of the 41 million immigrants in the US in 2013, about how many were US citizens?
79%
47%
13%
26%
8
The US will need how many workers by 2030 as Baby Boomers retire?
8.3 million
83 million
9
Immigrant-owned businesses employ, on average, ____ additional people in the US, per business.
5
2
11
32
10
True/False: "Sanctuary cities" have lower average crime rates than non-sanctuary cities.
False
True
11
What percentage of children in the US have an unauthorized parent?
17%
7%
12
Illegal immigrants pay about how much in taxes to the US government each year?
$0 dollars
$40 billion dollars
$2 million dollars
$12 billion dollars
13
Of the 1 million visas the US issues each year, what portion are for family reunification?
1/4
3/4
2/3
1/3
14
True/False: The US Constitution states that only US-born citizens can vote in US elections.
False
True
15
About how many illegal immigrants entered the US legally and then overstayed their legal visas?
33%-50%
10%-20%
16
What percentage of undocumented parents in the US have at least one US-born, American child?
85%
65%
17
True/False: The Trump Administration has cut refugees admitted to the US by more than 50%.
False
True
18
From 1995-2005, ___ % of high-tech/STEM businesses in the US were launched by foreign founders?
50%
15%
25%
5%
19
About how many people does the US government deport annually?
350,000
2 million
500,000
10,000
20
In 2017, most refugees came to the US from which countries?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Syria, Somalia
Ukraine, Bhutan, Iran, Eritrea, Afghanistan
21
Which country had the most immigrants to the US in 2016?
Mexico
India
22
68% of US-born children live in poverty. What percentage are children of immigrants?
32%
68%
23
Which country is NOT in the top 5 for sending immigrants to the US, as of 2016?
Cuba
Paraguay
Mexico
China
24
How many US daily farms would have to close if the US reduced its # of foreign workers by 50%?
200
0
3,500
1,000
25
When the US entered WW1 in 1917, how many Germany language newspapers existed in the US?
1
0
117
700
26
What percentage of visas does the Canadian government issue each year for jobs/employment?
90%
20%
70%
50%
27
True/False: Some state & local governments allow illegal immigrants to vote in local elections.
False
True
28
True/False: Undocumented immigrants have some Constitutional rights.
False
True
29
It takes the average refugee how much time to get approval from US refugee screening processes?
1 year
2-6 months
7 years
18-24 months
30
1 in ________ people in the US are immigrants.
2
5
10
7
31
In 2013, the US government deported how many foreign-born parents with US-citizen children?
1.3 million
54, 998
73, 665
17,778
32
Which of the following are legal types of visas in the US
travel visas
green card/permanent residency
work visas
student visas
33
True/False: Immigrants are statistically less likely to commit crimes than US-born citizens.
True
False
34
Although ineligible for, how much $ do illegal immigrants pay into Social Security each year?
$7 billion dollars each year
$1 million dollars each year
35
It is estimated that there are about _______ undocumented/illegal immigrants in the US today.
1-1.5 million
20-30 million
2-3 million
11-12 million
36
True/False: Immigrants use welfare services at higher rates than US-born citizens.
False
True
37
What percentage of the US population is made up of unauthorized immigrants?
40%
4%
14%
less than 4%
38
It is estimated that about how much of the US workforce is made up of undocumented immigrants?
1-2%
5%
17%
7%
39
True/False: Since Trump took office, apprehensions at the US-Mexico border have lessened.
True
False
40
In 2016, what percentage of immigrants in the US were of working age, ages 18-64?
79%
59%
41
About how much money do US taxpayers spend each year deporting people?
$3.2 billion dollars per year
$3.2 million dollars each year
42
How much in tax dollars do immigrants contribute to the US government each year?
90-140 billion dollars
7-10 million dollars
1-5 billion dollars
10-13 million dollars
43
About what percentage of US fast food & domestic (in-home) workers are undocumented?
9%
91%
44
From 1990-2013, foreign-born share of US population increased 8-13%; crime rates went down by
1-2% (according to FBI violent & property crime data)
crime rates did not go down; they increased during that time
57% (according to FBI violent & property crime data)
148% (according to FBI violent & property crime data)
45
About what percentage of immigrants in US today have lived here for more than 15 years?
20%
60%
50%
5%
46
What percentage of US children live with at least one immigrant parent?
14%
26%
47
About what percentage of US construction workers are undocumented?
15%
85%
48
In how many industries/jobs do immigrant employees outnumber US-born citizens?
0
13
2
1
49
What percentage of immigrants have private health insurance, compared to 70% native born?(2016)
56%
88%
50
From which country do most asylum seekers to the US come?
China
Venezuela
51
What percentage of immigrants in the US are here legally?
76%
27%
60%
52%
52
36% of US citizens use government-funded healthcare. What % of immigrants use it?
60%
30%
53
True/False: It is legal for undocumented immigrants to vote in federal elections.
True
False
54
About what percentage of maids/cleaner in the US are undocumented?
64%
24%
55
Immigrants have made up roughly ______ % of US population all throughout its history.
35-50%
8-10%
1-7%
12-15%
56
All of the following have experienced rapid immigration increases in recent years EXCEPT:
South Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
57
True/False: The 5th Amendment of the US Constitution grants non-US citizens due process rights.
False
True
58
Who are "coyotes" in the context of immigration?
people who smuggle humans across country borders
another slang term for legal immigrants
another slang term for unauthorized immigrants
name of US border patrol agents
59
What percentage of Americans support a legal path to citizenship for DREAMERS?
88%
33%
63%
72%
60
It is estimated that _____% of US farm workers are unauthorized.
95%
50%
90%
75%
61
True/False: The Trump Administration has accepted fewer refugees than any other administration.
False
True
62
Most undocumented immigrants in the US are concentrated in which states?
California & Texas
Montana & Wyoming
New York & Massachusetts
Minnesota & Wisconsin
63
About how much would it cost US taxpayers to deport all illegal immigrants?
$15 billion dollars
$164 million dollars
$114 billion dollars
$15 million dollars
64
What proportion of the world's migrants live in the US as of 2017?
1/5
1/3
65
How many official visas does the US issue each year?
10,000
1,000
1 million
100,000
66
Why do US-born business owners sometimes hire undocumented workers?
to avoid having to pay for healthcare benefits for workers
to illegally pay less-than-minimum-wage wages
to subvert US workplace health/safety regulations
all of the above
67
In which decade did the US experience record low immigration, at just 5%?
1990s
1970s
68
Over ____% of businesses in Silicon Valley were started by immigrants/non-US citizens.
52%
74%
69
True/False: Most immigrants are in the US legally.
False
True
70
How many people in the US have limited English language skills?
about 29%
about 9%
71
About what percentage of in-come health care aides are undocumented in the US?
24%
4%
72
Immigrants & their US-born (citizen) children made up how much of the US population in 2017?
about 17%
about 27%
73
Until this year, the US government took no data on immigration & had an open door policy.
1850
1917
74
How much money would the US economy lose over 10 years of mass deportations?
$1.7 trillion dollars
$4.7 trillion dollars
75
By far, more visitors from _______illegally overstay their legal time in the US.
Mexico
El Salvador
Australia
Canada
76
True/False: As of 2018, zero known terrorists entered the US from Mexico.
True
False
77
Which types of US taxes do undocumented immigrants pay each year?
sales taxes on goods
income taxes
gas taxes
property/rental taxes
78
True/False: Immigrants are statistically less likely to be incarcerated than are US-born people
True
False
79
On average, how much does it cost US taxpayers to deport each individual person?
$11,000 per deportee
$5,000 per deportee
$10,000 per deportee
$1,000 per deportee
80
True/False: Illegal crossings into the US from Canada have doubled in recent years.
True
False
81
True/False: The % of immigrants in US population has remained stable throughout history.
True
False
82
30% of immigrants have a college degree of some kind, compared to ___ % of native born citizens
62%
32%
83
True/False: Unauthorized immigrants pay into but are not eligible to receive Social Security
True
False
84
Most undocumented people come to the US from:
South America
Mexico & Central America
85
What percentage of immigrants to the US in the past 5 years had a college degree or higher?
47%
27%
86
Unauthorized immigrants make up approximately _______ of the total US population.
11.5%
5.5%
7.5%
3.5%
87
In 2016, what percentage of immigrants to the US were female?
52%
32%
88
True/False: US states with larger numbers of immigrants report lower unemployment rates.
False
True
89
How much of the US prison population is made up of US-born citizens?
25%
5%
95%
80%
90
Illegal/undocumented immigration in the US has gone down by how much in the past few years?
about 13 million people
about 1 million people
about 2 million people
about 10 million people
91
For how many years must most legal immigrants be in the US before they can use government aid?
2 years
10 years
1 year
5 years
92
Immigration to the US from Mexico has been down since:
The Great Depression
The Great Recession
93
What is the estimated loss to US GDP if we had one year of mass deportations?
1.4% decrease in GDP
.5% decrease in GDP
94
Of all those thought to be eligible, what percentage of people applied for DACA status?
68%
22%
95
True/False: Undocumented immigrants use Social Security, Medicaid/Medicare, & food stamps
True
False
96
What percentage of official visas are awarded by the US each year for jobs/employment purposes?
90%
85%
50%
15%
97
True/False: Immigrants pay more in taxes than they use in government services.
False
True
98
How much $ would the US have to spend to deport all estimated 11 million illegal immigrants?
$400-$600 million US tax dollars
$400-$600 billion US tax dollars
99
Today, immigrants make up about _______ % of the US population.
13%
27&
15%
10%
100
It is estimated that illegal immigration to the US has been declining since:
1997
2007
2011
2017
101
True/False: Most of the 2,000 mile US-Mexico border is land owned by the government.
False
True
102
True/False: Many illegal immigrants pay taxes to the US government.
True
False
103
What percentage of people living in the US speak a language other than English at home?
22%
78%
104
True/False: Undocumented children in the US have a Constitutional right to public education.
True
False
105
As of 2016, what percentage of Hispanic & Latino people in the US were native-born US citizens?
66%
34%
106
Immigrants are _______ times more likely than native-born US citizens to open new businesses.
2
5
10
3
107
True/False: Border arrests increased between 2017 & 2018 during the Trump administration.
False
True

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