978-1259723223 Test Bank TBChap025 Part 4

25–61

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Acc essib i l i t y :

Keyboard Navigation

Blooms: Understand

Difficulty:

02 Medium

Learning Objective: 25–01 Describe the extent of legal and illegal immigration into the

United States.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

Number of Immigrants

121.

Legal immigration into the U.S. can be done through the following ways, except

122.

There was a spike in U.S. legal immigration from 1989 to 1991 due to

123.

In 2013, which of the following countries contributed the largest number of legal

immigrants into the U.S.?

25–62

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

B.

India

C.

Philippines

D.

Dominican Republic

124.

Among those who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2013, about how many

were family sponsored?

125.

Of all of the people who became permanent legal residents of the U.S. in 2013, about

how many were sponsored by employers?

25–63

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

Number of Immigrants

126.

What is the quota for “diversity immigrants” into the U.S.?

127.

Because the applications for “diversity immigration” into the U.S. far exceed the quota

every year, the slots are filled through

128.

U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward

25–64

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Acc essib i l i t y :

Keyboard Navigation

Blooms: Understand

Difficulty:

02 Medium

Learning Objective: 25–01 Describe the extent of legal and illegal immigration into the

United States.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

Number of Immigrants

129.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of illegal immigrants by subtracting the

130.

The two leading countries of origin of U.S. legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

131.

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of annual population growth in the

United States in recent years?

132.

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of the annual growth in the U.S. labor

force in recent years?

133.

From 2000 to 2009, the net annual inflow of illegal immigrants has averaged about

25–66

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

United States.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

Number of Immigrants

134.

In 2014, as many as million illegal immigrants were residing continuously in the U.S.

135.

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S. do not have which of

the following characteristics?

136.

The major reasons why people immigrate into the U.S. include the following, except

25–67

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

AACSB: Knowledge Application

Acc essib i l i t y :

Keyboard Navigation

Blooms: Understand

Difficulty:

02 Medium

Learning Objective: 25–02 Discuss why economists view economic immigration as a

personal human capital investment.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

The Decision to Migrate

137.

The largest category of legal immigrants into the U.S. in 2013 was

138.

Human capital refers to the

139.

Other things equal,

25–68

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

greater wage opportunities.

B.

workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing

greater wage opportunities.

C.

smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration

between countries.

D.

workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries

regardless of the distance between countries.

140.

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

141.

Which of the following “magnet countries” has the largest share of immigrants as a

percentage of its labor force?

25–69

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Difficulty:

02 Medium

Learning Objective: 25–02 Discuss why economists view economic immigration as a

personal human capital investment.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

The Decision to Migrate

142.

Which of the following is an implicit cost of migration?

143.

Which of the following is an explicit cost of migration?

25–70

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

D. Implicit costs of migrating are not affected by distance.

145.

Suppose that Rosa is considering migration to another country. To move, she will have to

spend $5,000 on transportation and $4,000 in application and other processing fees. Rosa’s

stream of future earnings in her home country is $500,000. She expects to earn a stream of

future earnings of $800,000 in another country. Based on this information, Rosa’s implicit

cost of migrating is

146.

Suppose that Rosa is considering migration to another country. To move, she will have to

spend $5,000 on transportation and $4,000 in application and other processing fees. Rosa’s

stream of future earnings in her home country is $500,000. She expects to earn a stream of

future earnings of $800,000 in another country. Based on this information, Rosa’s explicit

cost of migrating is

25–71

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Blooms: Understand

Difficulty:

02 Medium

Learning Objective: 25–02 Discuss why economists view economic immigration as a

personal human capital investment.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

The Decision to Migrate

147.

Suppose that Rosa is considering migration to another country. To move, she will have to

spend $5,000 on transportation and $4,000 in application and other processing fees. Rosa’s

stream of future earnings in her home country is $500,000. She expects to earn a stream of

future earnings of $800,000 in another country. Based on this information, Rosa will decide

to migrate as long as the implicit costs of leaving her friends and family and adjusting to a new

culture are

148.

“Beaten paths” in the context of labor migration are

149.

Younger workers are

150.

Older workers are

151.

The majority of international migrants move to

25–73

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

C. countries relatively close to their home countries.

D. Japan and Australia.

152.

With labor migration, the country of origin experiences

153.

With labor migration, the destination country experiences

154.

With labor migration, the amount of change in the destination country’s wage rates

depends on the

155.

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

156.

Who tends to lose from labor migration?

25–75

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Learning Objective: 25–03 Explain how immigration affects average wages, resource

allocation, domestic output, and group income shares.

Test Bank: II

Topic:

Economic Effects of Immigration

157.

In the destination country, who tends to lose from labor immigration?

158.

Immigrants or their children have founded what portion of the Fortune 500 list of the

largest U.S. companies in 2010?

159.

Famous American companies founded by immigrants or their children include the

following, except

25–76

written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

D. General Electric.

160.

In the accompanying graphs, the premigration 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

161.

In the accompanying graphs, the premigration 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

162.

In the accompanying graphs, the premigration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it

is 0u. Domestic output in country A will, after the immigration,

163.

In the accompanying graphs, the premigration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it

is 0u. Domestic output in country B will, after the emigration of labor,

164.

In the accompanying graphs, the premigration labor force in country A is 0d and in country B it

is 0u. What part of domestic output in country A is the total wage bill, or total wage

income,

before and after the immigration?