Who wants to be a

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Who wants to be a
Community Voice?
Test your knowledge about immigrants and
immigration to the United States!
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Question 1
Most immigrants come to the United States from
where?
A. The Middle East
E. The Middle East Africa
B. Africa
F. Asia Latin America
C. Asia
G. All of the above
D. Latin America
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F. Asia Latin America
From 1900 to 2000, the proportion of immigrants
from Asia and Latin America increased from less
than 1.5 percent to 26 percent and 52 percent,
respectively.
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Question 2
What percentage of the world's immigrants come to
the United States?
A. More than 35
B. 22
C. 15
D. Less than 1
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D. Less than 1
Of the 175 million migrants in the world, the
U.S. admitted 1,063,732 documented immigrants in
2002. Undocumented immigration adds approximately
350,000 people per year by INS estimates.
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Question 3
Immigrants made up what percentage of the total
U.S. population in 2000?
A. 6
B. 11
C. 15
D. 28
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B. 11 percent
Percentage of immigrants in the U.S.
population in 1910, nearly 15
percent. in 2000, nearly 11 percent.
Out of approximately 281 million people living in
the U.S., 31 million were born outside the
country.
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Question 4
What is the most common reason people from other
countries come to the U.S. to live?
A. To join a close family member
B. For employment
C. To escape persecution (as a refugee)
D. All of the above
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A. To join a close family member
Most legal immigrants (about 75 percent) come to
the U.S. to join close family members, although
employment and escaping persecution are two of
the other main reasons people come to the U.S.
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Question 5
How does someone become a legal permanent
resident in the U.S.?
A. Quota system
B. Sponsored by employer while in the U.S.
C. Sponsored by a family member, such as a
parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, etc.
D. None of the above
E. All of the above
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There are two major ways in which a person may
apply for permanent residency.
D. None of the above

• 1. Based on immediate family
• Through a spouse, sibling, parent, or child.
• 2. Based on employment
• The person must be in the U.S. with a valid,
  non-immigrant status (i.e., student or visitor)
  or must be outside the U.S. and allowed to
  return.

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Question 6
Most immigrants come into the United States
illegally.
True
False
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False
Of the nearly 1.4 million immigrants who entered
the U.S. in 2002, about 25 percent came
illegally.
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Question 7
Where does a circle for Hispanic/Latino belong?

White
Black
Native American
Asian
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Question 7
Hispanic/Latino is not a race, its an
ethnicity.
White
Black
Hispanic/ Latino
Native American
Asian
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Question 8
Between 1990 and 2000, the U.S. Hispanic/Latino
population grew 58. For those same years, how
much did Missouris Hispanic/Latino population
grow?
A. 36
B. 69
C. 92
D. 125
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C. 92
From 1990-2000, Missouris Latino population grew
from nearly 63,000 to 119,000. In 2000,
Latinos made up 2 of the total state population
(nearly 119,000 out of 5,700,000).
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Question 9
What was the average age for Hispanics in
Missouri in 2000?
Total population of the U.S. 35.3
yearsHispanics in the U.S. 26 years
Total population of Missouri 36.1Hispanics in
Missouri ??
A. 29.8
C. 37.1
B. 34.5
D. 39.1
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A. 34.5
The average age for Missouris entire population
was 36.1 while the average age for Latinos living
in Missouri was 34.5
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Question 10
Which of these Missouri counties did NOT
experience a large Hispanic population growth
between 1990 and 2000?
D. McDonald
A. Atchison
B. Sullivan
E. Saline
C. Dunklin
F. None of the above
An increased change in the Hispanic population
of 300 or greater.
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A. Atchison
Rather than increase by a large percentage, the
Hispanic population in Atchison county actually
decreased by nearly 59 percent.
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Top 10 Missouri Counties to Experience a Large
Latino Population Change, 1990-2000
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Question 11
What is Alianzas?A program of the University of
Missouri-Kansas City that supports programs in
three regions of the state. These programs are
similar due to a unified Plan of Work on how to
partner with Latino audiences.
True
False
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False
Alianzas is a program of University of Missouri
Extension at the UMKC Institute for Human
Development, which supports statewide programs.
These programs are as unique as the regions in
which they are conducted, due to the unique
challenges they experience as a result of the
impact of increasing Latino populations.
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Question 12
Who is the largest employer in Marshall?And who
is Jim the Wonder Dog?
A. WalMart
B. Cargill Meat Solutions
C. Fitzgibbon Hospital
D. Con Agra
E. Marshall Public Schools
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D. Con Agra
Having opened its facility in the 1950s, Con Agra
is Marshalls largest employer.
Con Agra 900Marshall Habilitation Center
881Excel Corp. Pork and Beef Facility
533Fitzgibbon Hospital 500Marshall Public
Schools 353WalMart 300
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Question 13
According to the U.S. Census, the total number of
immigrants living in the U.S. in 2000 was more
than 31 million. By INS estimates, how many
undocumented immigrants were living in the U.S.
that same year?
A. 75.3 million
C. 12.5 million
B. 46.8 million
D. 7 million
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D. 7 million
The total number was derived from a formula that
took into account not only arriving immigrants,
but also those who returned to their native
countries. It was estimated that nearly seven
million undocumented immigrants were living in
the U.S. in 2000.
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Question 14
In 2000, nearly three-quarters of all immigrants
settled in how many states?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 10
D. 15
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B. 6
Perhaps a common misperception that there is a
high volume of immigrants entering the U.S. today
rests in the fact that nearly three-quarters (68
percent) of all immigrants settle in just six
states California, New York, Texas, Florida, New
Jersey and Illinois.
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Question 15
Recent immigrants tend to speak a language other
than English in the home.
True
False
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True
About 83 percent of the immigrants who live in
the U.S. do not speak English at home.
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Question 16
Can you answer the following questions, which
appear on the U.S. Naturalization Exam?
1. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
2. What are the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution called?
3. How many Senators are there in Congress?
4. What are the 3 branches of our government?
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Question 16
1. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
Independence Day (from Great Britain)
2. What are the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution
called? The Bill of Rights
3. How many Senators are there in Congress? 100
4. What are the 3 branches of our government?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
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Question 17
What percentage of immigrants children under the
age of six are citizens?
A. 33
B. 53
C. 73
D. 93
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D. 93
Children of immigrants are the fastest growing
component of the child population in the U.S.
However, their legal and illegal non-citizen
parents are often reluctant to approach public
institutions for services despite their
childrens citizenship and eligibility. 
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Question 18
In southern California, the average income of an
immigrant day labor worker was 8,500 per year.
On average, what percentage of this income did
workers send back to their home countries?
A. 15
C. 31
B. 26
D. 40
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C. 31
On average, each day labor worker sent home
2,600, or 31 percent of his or her yearly
income. Seventy-seven percent of these workers
were from Mexico and 20 percent from Central
America.
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Question 19
Expected to remain in the U.S. "as long as I can"
(42), "for the rest of my life" (17), or five
years or less (27).
How many survey respondents said they would
participate in a program that would allow them to
work in the United States and cross the border
legally on the condition that they eventually
return to Mexico?
A. 84
C. 59
B. 71
D. 42
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B. 71
71 of respondents said they would participate in
a program allowing them to temporarily work in
the U.S. 72 of respondents said they would
participate in a different kind of program that
could lead to permanent legalization.
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Question 20
Which of the following personalities was born in
the United States?
A. Madeline Albright, former U.S. Secretary of
State
B. Andrew Grove, founder, Intel Corporation
C. Jennifer Lopez, actor/musician
D. Gene Simmons, rock musician, Kiss
E. Patrick Ewing, basketball player, New York
Knicks
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C. Jennifer Lopez, actor/musician
With parents hailing from the U.S. Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, J. Lo was born in the Bronx, New
York. All of the others are first-generation
immigrants to the United States Madeleine
Albright from Czechoslovakia, Andrew Grove from
Hungary, Gene Simmons from Israel and Patrick
Ewing from Jamaica.
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Works Cited

• Independent Television Service (ITVS),
  Immigration Myths and Realities Quiz, 2004.
  uiz.html. Site found on 3 Oct 2005. Sources
  Urban Institute, The National Immigration Forum,
  U.S. Committee for Refugees, U.S. Census Bureau.
  
• Lazos, Sylvia and Stephen Jeanetta, Cambio de
  Colores. Immigration of Latinos to Missouri,
  2002. MU Extension, University of
  Missouri-Columbia.
• Mayo, Alexis, et al. Cultural Competency and
  Survival Spanish, July 2005. UMKC Institute for
  Human Development.
• The Mdivani Law Firm, LLC, Immigration Questions
  and Answers, April 2005. Prepared for the
  Northeast Advisory and Access Group.
• The Missouri Photo Workshop, Rangefinder, 26
  Sept 2005. Vol. 57, No. 1.
• U.S. Census Bureau, State and County
  QuickFacts. http//quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/stat
  es/29000lk.html. Site found 1 Nov 2005.
• Pew Hispanic Center, Survey of Mexican Migrants
  Part One, 2 Mar 2005. es/reports/41.pdf. Site found 1 Nov 2005.
• United States Citizenship and Immigration
  Services, Eligibility Information Who May Apply
  to Become a Lawful Permanent Resident While in
  the United States? 31 Oct 2003.
  tm. Site found on 1 Nov 2005.
• United States Citizenship and Immigration
  Services, Naturalization Test Questions for
  Applicants Meeting 65/20 Exception
• Site found on 28 Oct 2005.
• University of Missouri Extension and the
  Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CFAR)
  Initiative, CYFAR Self Study II Learning
  Opportunity, 2005. Curators of the University of
  Missouri. tudy/latino/pg3.htm. Site found on 1 Nov 2005.

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