Immigration Quiz

What are the main factors considered in immigration policies?

• climate, geography, and natural resources

• age, education, and language skills

• political, cultural, and historical factors

• economic, social, and security factors

the first and only major federal legislation to explicitly suspend immigration for a specific nationality

• Ban on Irish

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Italian segregation act

a policy of favoring "Americans" as opposed to immigrants

• Immigrant

• Communist

• Nativist

• Capitalist

Something that attracts people to a place or activity.

• push factor

• pull factor

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

Where were most immigrants from prior to 1970?

• China

• Southeast Asia

• Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
• Europe

Between 1880 and 1920 most US immigrants ended up living

• in cities like New York and Chicago

• on farms in the Midwest like Indiana and Ohio

• in Florida

What is the best definition for "undocumented immigrant"?

• An immigrant with a green card

• An immigrant that enters a port of entry

• A naturalized U.S. citizen

• A person that immigrates to a country without applying for residence or citizenship

What is the best definition for "asylum"?

• An immigrant with permission to live and work in the U.S.

• Someone who legally entered the U.S. as a child

• An immigrant that is seeking safety and/or protection from dangerous situations in their home countries

• Someone visiting the U.S. temporarily

What is the best definition for "visa"?

• A travel document that grants entry to a country

• Safety and protection from danger

• A credit card that grants permission to stay in debt

• Illegal entry of a country