Immigration

To enter a foreign country, a person must first apply for and receive a

• Amex card

• visa

• green card

• LPR permit

If you come to the United States with a visitor visa, you can do all of the following EXCEPT

• go to college

• take a vacation

• attend business meetings

• visit friends and relatives

All across Europe there were huge crop failures in the mid 1800's. Many farmers in Europe couldn’t pay for their land. This is a ____ factor for immigration to the United States.

• push

• pull

Between 1880 and 1900 thousands of factory jobs become available in the United States because of westward expansion and development of new industries. This is a ____ factor for immigration to the United States.

• push

• pull

A person who has a ____ is not a citizen, but they can apply for citizenship after having it for a certain number of years.

• drivers' license

• voting ballot

• green card

• resident contract

A Green Card gives someone

• the legal right to live and work permanently in the United States.

• the right to vote in federal elections.

• the right to serve on a jury.

• the right to run for president.

All of the following categories of people can apply for green cards EXCEPT

• Immediate relatives of US citizens

• Workers whose skills are needed in the USA

• Refugees and people seeking asylum (protection from certain types of persecution)

• People who have committed a serious crime

• Non-citizens who have lived continuously in the USA since 1972

Which of the following claims is supported by this graphic?

• Up until the last 50-ish years, most immigrants to the United States have come from Europe.

• Large numbers of educated professionals from Asia have immigrated for job opportunities in the U.S.

• Since 2010, the number of Mexican immigrants coming to the United States has declined.

• More immigrants are coming to the U.S. now than at any time in our past history.

For nearly half the 20th century, _____ were used to reduce the number of immigrants allowed into the United States.

• quotas

• taxes

• quizzes

• quotations

In the past decade, the number of ____ immigrants coming to this country has declined.

• Chinese

• Mexican

• Indian

• Central American