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In 2002, _________ percent of Americans wanted a reduction in immigration. |
| | A) | 55 |
| | B) | 65 |
| | C) | 20 |
| | D) | 15 |
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Which of the following might mitigate the discriminatory forces against Asian Americans? |
| | A) | increases in the aggregate number of Asians |
| | B) | increases in the numbers of Asian and Pacific Islanders pursuing higher education |
| | C) | significant numbers of Asian Americans intermarrying with white Americans |
| | D) | more Asian Americans moving into middleman minority and professional niches |
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In the future, conflict between African Americans and Latinos will most likely be over __________________ positions. |
| | A) | middleman minority |
| | B) | professional and managerial |
| | C) | low- and semi-skilled |
| | D) | highly skilled technical |
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After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, how many hate crimes were committed against Arabs, Muslims, and those mistaken to be Muslim? |
| | A) | over 2000 |
| | B) | 500 |
| | C) | 100 |
| | D) | 86 |
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Which of the following might reduce future ethnic conflict and hostility that could lead to social disintegration? |
| | A) | values and beliefs emphasizing equality |
| | B) | greater competition between ethnic minorities |
| | C) | increasing the number of Anglo-Saxon Europeans through immigration policies |
| | D) | increasing the number of police officers on patrol |
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In the year 2000, ____________________ was the region sending the most immigrants to the United States. |
| | A) | Europe |
| | B) | Asia |
| | C) | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| | D) | Canada |
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Which legislation encouraged immigration from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia? |
| | A) | the Immigration Act of 1924 |
| | B) | the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 |
| | C) | the Refugee Act of 1980 |
| | D) | the Immigration Act of 1965 |
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In the years 2000 through 2002, ________________ was the state that was most populated by immigrants. |
| | A) | California |
| | B) | New York |
| | C) | New Jersey |
| | D) | Florida |
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Head Start programs were introduced as vehicles by which to: |
| | A) | provide access to cheap mortgages. |
| | B) | alleviate the economic hardships of the working poor. |
| | C) | improve access to educational opportunities among poor children. |
| | D) | provide vocational training to young adults. |
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According to your text, why is affirmative action controversial? |
| | A) | It attacks the social production of "merit" by trying to close the gap between privileged and underprivileged in the U.S. |
| | B) | It was designed to help white women attain high positions in academia. |
| | C) | It doesn't attack the unequal access to resource shares for minorities. |
| | D) | It decreases the amount of resource shares for the underprivileged. |
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Which of the following further fuels hostility and resentment against Latinos? |
| | A) | more Latinos intermarrying with other ethnic groups |
| | B) | Latinos being less physically identifiable than Asian- or African-Americans |
| | C) | Latinos obtaining academic credentials in greater numbers |
| | D) | increasing numbers of Latinos |
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Which of the following is NOT true about African Americans? |
| | A) | The African-American middle class continues to increase. |
| | B) | Violent crimes in black slums have decreased. |
| | C) | Black male college enrollment has increased dramatically. |
| | D) | African Americans have increased their average years of education. |
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The Immigration Act of 1965: |
| | A) | eliminated proportional country-specific quotas that favored those from European countries. |
| | B) | eliminated immigrations from Asia and Mexico. |
| | C) | required fluency in the English language. |
| | D) | eliminated immigration from Central America and Eastern Europe. |
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Which of the following statements is NOT true? |
| | A) | Black immigrants have a higher rate of college completion than their native-born counterparts. |
| | B) | Latino immigrants have a higher rate of college completion than their native born counterparts. |
| | C) | White native-born persons have a higher rate of college completion than their immigrant counterparts. |
| | D) | Asian immigrants have a higher rate of college completion than their native born counterparts. |
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A(n) _______________________ is a person who arrives in a host country out of fear of persecution in his or her home country. |
| | A) | refugee |
| | B) | illegal alien |
| | C) | undocumented alien |
| | D) | political exile |
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What was the primary purpose of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986? |
| | A) | to curb undocumented immigration |
| | B) | to encourage immigration from Asian countries |
| | C) | to regulate the flow of refugees |
| | D) | to encourage immigration from Europe |
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The _________________________ was the immigration legislation that established amnesty for long-term undocumented residents. |
| | A) | Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 |
| | B) | Refugee Act of 1980 |
| | C) | Immigration Act of 1990 |
| | D) | Immigration Act of 1965 |
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Which Asian/Pacific Islander population in the U.S. has NOT been growing at a rapid rate over the last decade? |
| | A) | the Japanese |
| | B) | the Chinese |
| | C) | the Koreans |
| | D) | the Filipinos |
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By 2050, the Census Bureau estimates that non-Latino whites will constitute about _______ percent of the U.S. population. |
| | A) | 71 |
| | B) | 65 |
| | C) | 53 |
| | D) | 69 |
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As of 2000, ________ percent of all immigrants had come to the U.S. from Asian countries. |
| | A) | 25.5 |
| | B) | 51 |
| | C) | 40 |
| | D) | 18 |
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By 2050, the Census Bureau estimates that Latinos will constitute ________ percent of the U.S. population. |
| | A) | 16 |
| | B) | 31 |
| | C) | 12 |
| | D) | 18 |
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Which of the following statements about unemployment is NOT true? |
| | A) | White immigrants have a higher unemployment rate than their native-born counterparts. |
| | B) | Black immigrants have a higher unemployment rate than their native-born counterparts. |
| | C) | Asian immigrants have a higher unemployment rate than their native-born counterparts. |
| | D) | Native-born and immigrant Latinos have the same unemployment rate. |
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In 2002, where did the majority of legal immigrants to the U.S. come from? |
| | A) | Mexico |
| | B) | Asia |
| | C) | Africa |
| | D) | Europe |
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The unequal distribution of resource shares creates the context of inequality in which: |
| | A) | the salience of race and ethnicity in determining life chances decreases. |
| | B) | the salience of race and ethnicity in determining life chances increases. |
| | C) | the life chances of ethnic minorities increase. |
| | D) | institutional discrimination decreases. |
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Changes in the ethnic composition of a society are always accompanied by: |
| | A) | tensions between declining populations and those that are growing. |
| | B) | peace between declining populations and those that are growing. |
| | C) | the development of pluralism and the equal redistribution of resources. |
| | D) | assimilation of the declining populations into the those that are growing. |
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