Chapter 2 NORTH AMERICA

Immigration Labor Shortage Report

After watching the Immigration Labor Shortage Report video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. What proportion of farm workers are estimated to be illegal immigrants?

One-quarter

One-half

Three quarters

All

2. Besides farming, the video shows that which industry is dependent upon illegal immigrants for labor?

Transportation

Education

Health care

Hospitality

3. According to Arturo Rodriguez, the problem is that:

Nobody is available to do the work that illegal immigrants do because they are already employed.

There are people who could take such jobs, but they are in hiding, afraid of deportation.

The jobs are already filled, leading to a high unemployment rate.

Companies are going out of business.

4. The U.S. Labor Department is:

Calling for further restrictions on immigration.

Reviewing the situation to try to increase visas for farm workers.

Waiting to see if food shortages appear because of lack of farm workers.

Asking Congress to end all restrictions on immigration.