Immigration Since 1965 Flashcards

9864782195	It repealed the quota system established in the 1920s	What was the purpose of the Immigration Act of 1965?	0
9864782196	Immigration from non-European countries increased dramatically.	What change in immigration occurred after the Immigration Act of 1965 was passed?	1
9864782197	migration chains	The preference given to family members of immigrants residing in the US created	2
9864782198	the increase in illegal immigration	What growing problem in the 1980s prompted the creation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?	3
9864782199	employers who knowingly hired unauthorized immigrants	The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 established penalties for	4
9864782200	the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks	What event caused Congress to tighten border controls and created the Department of Homeland Security?	5
9864782201	Latin America	In the 1990s, more than half of new immigrants came from	6
9864782202	Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Southeast Asia arrived after 1974.	How did the Vietnam War contribute to the growing immigrant population of the US?	7
9864782203	Unauthorized immigrants are often unskilled, resulting in poverty and a need for social services	What effect on society do critics of illegal immigration say the problem creates?	8
9864782205	Immigration Act of 1965	Which law ended the system of quotas based on national origins and allowed every country an equal number of immigrants into the US?	9
9864782206	those with close relatives already living in the US	Which applicants were given priority for admission to the US under the Refugee Act of 1980?	10
9864782207	More liberal immigration laws have allowed more legal immigrants to enter	Why has the number of legal immigrants to the US increased since 1980?	11
9864782208	Aliens suspected of terrorism can be deported based on secret evidence.	What has been one of the effects of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.	12