Quiz for Document Project 33: The Immigration Debate

1. Question

   After 1965, which of the following criteria were used to determine eligibility for legal immigration to the United States (see Document 33.1)?

   A.

   An immigrant’s skills and potential benefit to the national economy

   B.

   An immigrant’s wealth

   C.

   Evidence of health insurance

   D.

   Evidence of employment

   Correct: The answer is a. According to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, an immigrant’s skills and potential benefit to the U.S. economy were considered as factors for admission, as well as family relationships to U.S. citizens.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. According to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, an immigrant’s skills and potential benefit to the U.S. economy were considered as factors for admission, as well as family relationships to U.S. citizens.

   After 1965, which of the following criteria were used to determine eligibility for legal immigration to the United States (see Document 33.1)?

2. Question

   How does President Barack Obama’s immigration plan address the employment of undocumented immigrants? (see Document 33.2)?

   A.

   By publicizing the names of undocumented workers

   B.

   By cracking down on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers

   C.

   By firing undocumented workers

   D.

   By requiring undocumented workers to pay taxes

   Correct: The answer is b. One part of President Barack Obama’s four-part plan to reform immigration policy is to crack down on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. One part of President Barack Obama’s four-part plan to reform immigration policy is to crack down on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers.

   How does President Barack Obama’s immigration plan address the employment of undocumented immigrants? (see Document 33.2)?

3. Question

   With which of these statements might the demonstrator in Document 33.3 agree?

   A.

   U.S. citizens should not protest immigration policies.

   B.

   Only people born in the United States have the right to live there.

   C.

   Recently arrived immigrants are stealing jobs from U.S. citizens.

   D.

   Immigrants contribute to society.

   Correct: The answer is d. The demonstrator carrying a sign that says “We are America” might likely believe that immigrants contribute positively to American society.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. The demonstrator carrying a sign that says “We are America” might likely believe that immigrants contribute positively to American society.

   With which of these statements might the demonstrator in Document 33.3 agree?

4. Question

   Why would the protestor in Document 33.4 believe that deporting undocumented workers would lead to more jobs in the United States?

   A.

   He might believe that undocumented workers threaten the jobs of U.S. workers because they are willing to work for lower pay.

   B.

   He might believe that deporting undocumented workers provides jobs for U.S. workers in the transportation business.

   C.

   He might believe that deporting undocumented workers creates jobs abroad for American citizens.

   D.

   He might believe that deporting undocumented workers encourages the federal government to create more public sector jobs.

   Correct: The answer is a. Some people with anti-immigration feelings worry that undocumented workers are a threat to U.S. workers.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. Some people with anti-immigration feelings worry that undocumented workers are a threat to U.S. workers.

   Why would the protestor in Document 33.4 believe that deporting undocumented workers would lead to more jobs in the United States?