Quiz: Immigration - Civic Genius

In which year did the last comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration law occur?*
- 1965
- 1981
- 1994
- 2002
Under our current immigration law, the number of permanent immigrants is limited to which number each year?*
- 500,000
- 675,000
- 1 million
- 1.2 million
Of the four basic categories for permanent immigration, which admits the largest number each year?*
- Refugees
- Family-based immigration
- The diversity visa lottery
- Employment-based immigration
The annual number of refugees admitted to the U.S. each year is set by:*
- The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- The State Department
- The President, with approval by Congress
- The Department of Homeland Security
Refugees are admitted to the U.S. based on inability to return to their home countries due to:*
- Extreme economic hardship
- Natural catastrophes such as hurricanes or floods
- Well-founded fear of persecution due to membership in a particular group
- Any of the above
The H-1B visa program allows employers to petition for temporary entry of employees who are:*
- Persons of extraordinary ability in the arts, science education, business, or athletics
- Persons who will invest $500,000 in enterprises that will employ at least ten full-time U.S. workers
- Special employees including religious workers and former U.S. government employees
- Highly educated foreign professionals who work in specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree or the equivalent
Which of the following companies were founded by immigrants to the U.S.?*
- Intel
- Google
- eBay
- All of the above
Approximately how many undocumented migrants live in the United States today?*
- Nine million
- Eleven million
- Fourteen million
- Seventeen million
What percent of U.S. population today is foreign born?*
- 7%
- 13%
- 22%
- 31%
Approximately what percent of Americans favor creating a path to citizenship for illegal migrants who speak English, have jobs, and pay taxes?*
- 25%
- 40%
- 60%
- 90%

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