1.Between 1820 and 1920, _____ million people immigrated to the United States.
2.Since the 1960s, how many immigrants (excluding undocumented ones) have arrived in the
U.S.?
3.Which of the following most closely approaches U.S. norms for educational attainment?
4.Since 1990, the number of native Africans in the U.S. has:
5.One study of Haitians found that certain factors combined to lead the Haitian second
generation to a relatively low level of academic achievement. What are those factors?
6.Nigerians and Ethiopians compare favorably to national norms in education, suggesting they:
7.Relations between the larger society and which immigrant group are among the most tense
and problematic of any minority group.
8.Non-Hispanic immigrants from the Caribbean include:
9.In general, American reception of immigrants has been ________ with efforts to _______
immigration.
10.The dominant religion for Arab Americans is:
11.According to the textbook, immigrant women are overrepresented in which of the following
occupational category?
12.Which of the following countries is the poorest?
13.Unlike its policy towards Cubans, the U.S. has defined Haitian refugees as “economic
refugees” ineligible for asylum. Moreover, the U.S. has campaigned to keep Haitians out of
the U.S. According to the textbook, what reason best explains this difference in treatment?
14.Recent attempts to curtail illegal immigration include:
15.According to the textbook, there seems to be a correlation between perception of
immigrants as threats and _______________.
16.Which combination of factors lead the Haitian second generation to experience a relatively
low level of academic achievement and a tendency to identify with the African American
community.
17.One difference between Nigerians and Ethiopians is:
18.Africans have comprised about ___ of all immigrants in the past few years.
19.The primary reasons for much contemporary immigration are _____________ and
_____________.
20.Which immigrant group has faced a particularly negative stereotype in recent years?
21.Residentially, Arab Americans and Middle Easterners tend to live:
22.Massey argues for segmented assimilation, in that current immigrants differ from the earlier
immigrants in which of the following ways:
23.The American response to Haitian immigration differed from the response to Cuban
immigration due to:
24.According to the textbook, immigrants entering the primary labor market tend to be:
25.Like several other minority groups, Haitian Americans:
26.Labor tends to flow from ___________ nations to _____________ nations.
27.Many of the current issues facing “traditional” minority groups, such as African Americans
and American Indians, are related to _______ as well as race.
28.Almost 50% of Arab Americans live in _______ states:
29.Proposition 187 was originally proposed in the state of:
30.A huge majority of Arab Americans:
31.All but which of the following are reasons for the negative reception of Haitians to the
United States:
32.Jamaicans usually settle on the ___ of America.
33.Immigrants from India are overrepresented in some of the prestigious occupations
34.Korean Americans have formed an enclave that is involved mainly in the small business of
35.Many of the recent Filipino immigrants were actively recruited in which of the following
areas to work in America today?
36. According to segregated assimilation, descendants of a first generation immigrant who has a
working–class status and weak coethnic community will most likely
37. Which characteristic of Jamaican immigrants serves as an advantage?
38. Which two characteristics of West Indian immigrants make them more acceptable to the dominant
Anglo American group?
39. Which occupation is closely associated with Filipino immigrants?
40. One reason that Arab American women have a low employment rate involves
41. The largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States, called Arab Community
Center for Economic and Social Services is located in
42. How many persons, neither named nor charged with crimes, were detained in the years following
the September 11 attacks?
43. Which statement summarizes the general concern with the USA Patriot Act?
44. According to sociologist Douglas Massey, all of the following factors support segmented assimilation
for contemporary immigrants except
45. The chapter focuses on sub-African immigrants from
46. The tendency for skilled, educated individuals to leave their countries of origin is referred to as
47. Miguel is the son of undocumented immigrants who was brought to the United States from
Mexico as a toddler. Miguel is an example of a(n)
48. State Bill 1070 was a controversial law that required law enforcement officers to check
the immigration status of anyone they stopped, detained, or arrested if they had a “reasonable”
49. All of the following are correlated with anti-immigrant attitudes except
50. Haller et al.’s research on second generation immigrants was particularly important because it
involved
51. Research on segmented assimilation suggests that human capital, family structure, and modes of
incorporation are the three factors that determine successful adaptation for immigrants.
52.Since the mid-1960s, immigrants have been coming to the United States at nearly record
rates.
53.Immigrants from various regions of the world are very similar.
54. The DREAM ACT was designed to grant amnesty to those who had fulfilled the American
Dream by gainful employment for five years or more, even though they were illegally in the US.
55. Immigrants from Jamaica, Nigeria, and Ethiopia tend to be more educated and urbanized
56. Most immigrants discussed in this chapter are the “poorest of the poor” and that’s why they
come to America—to escape high levels of poverty in their home countries.
57. Immigrants experience assimilation into U.S. society similarly depending on education and
human capital, regardless of race.
580. Arab Americans and Middle Eastern immigrants suggest that stereotypes are important for
integration experiences.
59. Arab Americans exceeded national norms in terms of high school and college graduation.
60. The events of 9/11 have had minimal impact on Arab American immigrants.
61. Arab Americans are highly urbanized and almost 50% live in just five states (California, New
Jersey, New York, Texas, and Minnesota).
62. Contrary to popular opinion, Africans have comprised about 5% of all immigrants in the past
few years.
63. Of the groups covered in this chapter, Arab Americans and Middle Eastern immigrants have
been particularly likely to live in ethnic enclaves.
64. Americans have been particularly open to newcomers.
65. Contemporary immigrants from Africa are a small group and can be categorized as
“bipolar”—bringing both high and low levels of human capital.
66. Cuban Americans and Jewish Americans have been particularly likely to establish ethnic
enclaves.
67. Jamaican Americans live most often in ethnic enclave communities.
68. There is a correlation between pessimism about the economy and perception of immigrants
as threats.
69. Immigrants from Africa are among the poorest immigrants.
70. Arab immigration has increased in the last few decades but remains a relatively small
percentage of the total population.
71. Arab American women tend to have a higher than average rate of employment.
72. Arab Americans tend to be both diverse and highly urbanized.
73. Immigration from African countries has remained relatively stable in the last decade.
74. Immigrants experience four main modes of incorporation into American society: primary
labor market, secondary labor market, enclave communities, and illegal entry.
75. A majority of contemporary immigrants are “sojourners”—immigrants who plan to return
76. A majority of immigrants agree that there are more opportunities to get ahead in the
United States than in their country of origin.
77. The pathway of each new immigrant group is strongly influenced by the amount of human
capital they bring.
78. In 2006, only about 13% of immigrants were from Europe.
79. Continuing industrial revolution is a powerful force in the current stream of immigration to
80. The United States continues to be the preferred destination of most immigrant groups.
81. Immigration contributes to the wealth and affluence of more developed societies and
particularly to the dominant groups and elite classes of those societies.
82. The more recent wave of immigrants is much more global than the first wave of immigrants
to the United States.
83. Only 25% of the population in Haiti is literate.
84. Compare and contrast the backgrounds and experiences of Haitians, Jamaicans, Arab
Americans, Middle Easterners, and Africans. What “push” or “pull” factors motivate their
immigration? What kind of educational and occupational qualifications do they possess? In
what ways do these factors influence their unique status, experiences, and ability to assimilate
within the United States? What other factors affect their incorporation into the United
States?
85. Compare and contrast the backgrounds and experiences of African immigrants with the
other “new Americans” that you read about in Chapter 10. In what ways do their differences
affect the ability of African immigrants to assimilate?
86. Compare and contrast the experiences of Arab Americans with Asian and Pacific Islander
groups (from Chapter 9) and with Hispanic and Caribbean groups. How do they differ in terms
of human capital and settlement patterns? Why do these differences exist? What are the
implications of these differences for assimilation?
87. Characterize the contemporary situations of immigrants in terms of acculturation and
integration. What caused the patterns you identify? Apply the concepts of ethnic enclaves,
primary labor market, secondary labor market, and the Blauner hypothesis to your essay.
88. Describe the three main modes of incorporation for immigrants. Use examples of
immigrant groups that mainly experienced each of these three modes. Suggest explanations
for why an immigrant group experiences a particular mode of incorporation more than another
89. The beginning of Chapter 10 asks, “How will this new wave of immigrants transform the
United States? How will they be transformed by the United States? What do these new
immigrants contribute? What do they cost? Will they assimilate and adopt the ways of the
dominant society? What are the implications if assimilation fails?” Outline your answer
using relevant concepts and data from Chapter 10.
90. Is immigration harmful or helpful to the United States? Use information from Chapter 10
to answer this question, providing arguments for both sides and explaining which side you
support and why.
90. What are the most important issues facing the United States regarding immigration and
assimilation? How are these issues reflected in your community?
91. Describe the differences and similarities of the Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Colombians in
terms of education, income, language, and poverty.