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87. Economists point out that the strong inflow of undocumented workers to some extent
reflects the:
89. Illegal immigrants make up about what percent of all construction workers?
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90. Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal
immigration?
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91. Refer to the above graph of the market for low-skilled labor. Sd is the supply of domestic
resident workers, and St is the total supply of labor including undocumented workers. What is
the equilibrium wage rate and equilibrium employment if there were no illegal immigration?
92. Refer to the above graph of the market for low-skilled labor. Sd is the supply of domestic
resident workers, and St is the total supply of labor including undocumented workers. What is
the equilibrium wage rate and equilibrium employment if there is illegal immigration?
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93. Refer to the above graph of the market for low-skilled labor. Sd is the supply of domestic
resident workers, and St is the total supply of labor including undocumented workers. If there
are illegal immigrants in the market, how many legal residents will be employed?
94. Refer to the above graph of the market for low-skilled labor. Sd is the supply of domestic
resident workers, and St is the total supply of labor including undocumented workers. If there
are illegal immigrants in the market, how many illegal immigrants will be employed?
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95. Refer to the above graph of the market for low-skilled labor. Sd is the supply of domestic
resident workers, and St is the total supply of labor including undocumented workers.
Suppose the government cuts off the flow of illegal immigrants to this market. By how much
will the employment of legal residents be increased?
96. U.S. workers will be attracted to otherwise undesirable work as long as:
97. Studies show that the largest negative impact of illegal immigrants is on:
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98. A legitimate concern about illegal immigration is that it:
99. One generally recognized positive effect of illegal immigrants is:
100. The average fiscal burden on state and local government for each low-skilled immigrant
household may be as high as:
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101. A recent estimate of the fiscal burden on state and local government for low-skilled
immigrant households is nearly:
102. From a strictly economic perspective, immigration should be:
103. The Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924:
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104. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986:
105. Recent proposals for immigration reform that have drawn intense political fire include
the following, except:
106. Current U.S. immigration law is heavily weighted toward family reunification.
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107. In recent years, immigration has composed about one-half of the total growth of the U.S.
population.
108. In recent years, immigration has contributed about one-half of the total growth of the
U.S. labor force.
109. The main driver of economic immigration is the opportunity to improve earnings and
living standards.
110. The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home
countries because close proximity reduces the cost of the move relative to anticipated
benefits.
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111. The simple immigration model suggests that, for a high-wage country like the United
States, immigration tends to reduce domestic output as well as the total income of businesses.
112. An increase in the mobility of labor across nations tends to decrease the world’s output of
goods and services.
113. The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the
country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.
114. Remittances by Mexican workers in the United States to their families in Mexico tend to
decrease the gains from immigration to the United States and increase it for Mexico.
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115. Much of the recent concerns about immigration in the U.S. have focused on green-card
holders.
116. The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents, or that
117. At the heart of U.S. immigration laws are immigration quotas.
118. Economic analysis suggests that immigration can either benefit or harm a nation,
depending on the number of immigrants, their education, skills, work ethic and the rate at
which they are absorbed into the economy.