Immigration Quiz: How much do you know? *

1. How many foreigners legally enter the US each year?

a. 3 million

b. 13 million

c. 23 million

d. 32 million

2. The 2000 US Census reports that ______% of the population in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area is foreign-born?

a. 3%

b. 8%

c. 21%

d. more than 25%

3. Most immigrants are granted legal permanent residency in the US because…

a. they are refugees from other countries

b. they are joining family members who are legal residents of the US

c. they are seeking work in the US

4. From 1990 to 2000, the US Hispanic population grew by 54 percent. In Allegheny County, the Hispanic population…

a. decreased by 4%

b. stayed the same

c. increased by 28%

d. increased by 54%

5. During the 1990s, how much of the net growth in the US labor force was accounted for by women, persons of color and immigrants?

a. 25%

b. 45%

c. 65%

d. 85%

6. What color is a “green card”?

a. green

b. red, white and blue

c. pink

d. white

7. According to the 2000 Census, the Pittsburgh metropolitan area has more foreign-born persons per capita than which of the following metropolitan areas?

a. Hartford, Connecticut

b. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

c. Salt Lake City, Utah

d. Kansas City, Missouri

8. Which of the following are the correct top four countries of origin for legal immigrants to the US from 1990 to 2000:

b. Canada, Mexico, England and Russia

c. Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti

d. Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam and China

e. Canada, India, Japan and Korea

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