Latin X Migration Practice

Question 1: which of the following groups are considered authorized immigrants with NO path to citizenship

A	International Students
B	Agricultural workers on H-2A visas
C	Skilled workers on H-1B visas
D	people joining family but unable to change their family’s status
E	all of the above

E

Question 2: What is the primary goal of Operation Lone Star?

A	To provide financial aid to migrants
B	To enhance border security in Texas
C	To increase trade between Texas and Mexico
D	To reduce the number of state troopers along the border
E	All of the above

B

Question 3: What is one proposed immigration policy under a second Trump administration?

A	Granting automatic citizenship to all undocumented immigrants
B	Reinstating Title 42 to quickly expel migrants at the border
C	Eliminating all work visa programs
D	Offering free healthcare to all immigrants regardless of status
E	Allowing all immigrants to enter the U.S. without restrictions

B

Question 4: What is an unauthorized immigrant?

A	a person who entered the country unattended.
B	a person who holds a valid H-1B visa.
C	a person who was sponsored for a green card by a relative.
D	a person who was granted asylum after applying legally.
E	a person who became a lawful permanent resident.

A

Question 5: What state resources were developed as part of Operation Lone Star?

A	The National Guard and the Department of Public Safety
B	The FBI and the US coast Guard
C	Local business owners and volunteers
D	The Texas Rangers and Immigration Services
E	Option A & D

A

T Or F: There were more authorized immigrants with a path to citizenship than those with no path to citizenship in 2022.

Answer: False

T or F:

Question 2: By April 2024, Texas accounted for 59% of migrant encounters along the southwest border, an increase from previous years.

False

T or F: In the first month of a second Trump administration, nearly as many migrants were arrested as in the entire previous year of the Biden administration.

True

T or F: authorized immigrants with a path to citizenship can apply for a green card through family sponsorship, employment-based preference, or asylum.

True

T or F: Governor Gregg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021 to enhance border security in Texas

True

A humanitarian program allowing nationals of designated countries facing crises to live and work in the U.S. temporarily.

Protected Status

Undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and are protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Dreamers

Texas’ border security initiative, launched by governor Gregg Abbott in March 2021

Operation Lone Star

A type of visa for skilled workers, particularly in STEm fields

H-1B visas

The process of seeking protection in another country due to persecution based on race, nationality, political opinion, or religion.

Asylum

Question 1: Which of the following is not a typical effect that current Executive Orders have on Immigration?

A	Cause mass deportations
B	Makes seeking asylum easier in the U.S.
C	Increases border militarization
D	Rollback humanitarian protections
E	Decrease clarity for Immigration Law

B

Question 2: What is the Laken Riley Act?

A	The central law to Trump’s 2016 campaign
B	Grants states rights to challenge federal immigration decisions
C	Requires asylum-seeking migrants to remain in Mexico
D	Allows counterterrorism laws and expands enforcement
E	Allows deferred action for childhood arrivals

B

Question 3: What is one effect of ICE & HSI police in “sensitive locations”?

A	Their presence in sensitive locations has no impact on community behavior or access to services
B	People in sensitive locations feel safer from invasion
C	It deters undocumented immigrants from seeking essential services.
D	crime reporting is more encouraged
E	Latino workplaces are not targeted

C

Question 4: which of the following accurately describes the “remain in Mexico” migrant protection protocol?

A	2019 Trump policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico in dangerous conditions
B	Biden permanently ended the “remain in Mexico” ppm
C	complies with US immigration laws and international agreements
D	2019 Trump policy banning all immigrants coming from Mexico
E	provides asylum-seekers with legal counsel and protection from danger in Mexico border towns

A

Question 5: Title 42 is an order implemented to avoid

A	violence
B	discrimination
C	influx of criminals
D	health issues
E	human rights issues

D

T or F

Question 1: Increased ICE role includes “partnerships” with local law enforcement

True

t or f

Question 2: Trump has been known as “Deporter in chief” for his deportation rates.

False

Question 3: Temporary Protection Status has a pathway to citizenship

False

Question 4: Trump claims to target criminals but released more noncitizens convicted or charged with crimes

true

Question 5: Mass deportation would damage the U.S. economy

true

gives immigrants facing humanitarian crises

legal entry & protection from deportation until immigration court proceedings finish

humanitarian parole

program initiated by Obama that provides protection for undocumented immigrants who arrived before 16th birthday, under 31 by 2012, no criminal record, highschool or GED or armed forces

DACA

The central theme of Trump’s 2016 campaign

Border Wall

A reinstated 2019 Trump policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico with no access to legal counsel

“REMAIN IN MEXICO” MIGRANT PROTECTION

PROTOCOL (MPP)

Executive order proposed by Trump that allows counterterrorism laws & expanded

enforcement by Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTQs)

DESIGNATING CARTELS AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

Question 1: What are the two main ways in which immigrants can be forced to leave the country?

A	Removal and Return
B	Deport and Voluntary departure
C	Family status and age
D	Removal and voluntary departure
E	Return and family status

A

Question 2: How has media coverage contributed to the immigration debate in the U.S.?

A	By promoting only positive narratives about immigration
B	By shaping public perceptions and sometimes amplifying fears about immigrants
C	By advocating for more relaxed immigration laws
D	By ignoring immigration issues altogether
E	By exclusively reporting government-approved statistics

B

Question 3: What does ICE stand for?

A	International Criminal Enterprise
B	U.S International Club of Enforcement
C	U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement
D	International Criminal Enterprise
E	Intercontinental Commerce Entity

c

Question 4: What was a significant outcome of Proposition 187 in California?

A	It provided undocumented immigrants with pathways to citizenship
B	It was ruled unconstitutional but increased anti-immigrant sentiment
C	It led to a complete ban on immigration from Latin America
D	It strengthened protections for undocumented immigrants
E	It eliminated racial profiling in immigration enforcement

b

Question 5: Why has the criminalization of undocumented immigrants been controversial?

A	It has disproportionately targeted certain ethnic groups
B	It has led to an increase in crime rates
C	It has provided undocumented workers with more rights
D	It has eliminated all pathways for legal immigration
E	It has reduced economic growth in the U.S.

A

Question 1: During the last few years, immigrant deportations have been a focal point of the anti- immigrants movement, widely debated across the country and widely publicized by the media

True

Question 2: US immigration laws are based on the principles of reunifying families, humanitarian protection, admitting immigrants with skills that will become valuable to the US economy, and promoting diversity

Answer:

True

Question 3: After 1996, both “exclusion” and “deportation” were grouped into one legal procedure called “removal.”

Answer:

True

Question 4: The two main types of employment-based immigration are temporary visa classification and permanent immigration.

Answer:

True

Question 5: The history of U.S. deportations is not intertwined with the history of Mexican migration.

Answer:

False

encouraging deportation proceedings against immigrants convicted of deportable offenses.

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Dedicated channel for immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The Diversity Visa Program

Status of a foreign national that allows them to live in the US indefinitely

LPR status

Initiative launched to regulate and control migration across Mexico's southern border, aiming to protect migrants while also reducing unauthorized crossing.

Plan Frontera Sur

Legal term that describes sending a non-US citizen back to their country (since 1996)

Removal

Question 1: What benefits are immigrants ineligible for?

A	Federal benefits
B	State/ Local benefits
C	Housing assistance
D	Nutritional assistance
E	Children's Health Care Insurance

A

Question 2: What is true about immigrants

A	Over 50% report speaking english very well
B	Second-generation immigrants are overwhelmingly fluent in English
C	Hispanics and Asians assimilate quickly and easily
D	By the 4th generation most immigrants don’t even speak their parent’s native language
E	All of the above

E

Question 3: Which of the following statements is false?

A	Population of “Resident Undocumented Aliens” has remained steady in the United States since around 2005
B	Immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born citizens
C	300,000 deportations were recorded in 2024
D	Undocumented immigrants contribute $37.7 billion to state/local tax annually
E	The crime-rate of immigrants is greater than the crime-rate of native-born citizens

E

Question 4: The majority of migrants that come to the US are from

A	Mexico
B	Brazil
C	Peru
D	Haiti
E	Guatemala

A

Question 5: How much tax money do undocumented immigrants contribute to states and local counties?

A	$7 billion
B	$15.1 billion
C	$0.5 billion
D	$37.7 billion
E	$20.5 billion

D

Question 1: The Population of “Resident Undocumented Aliens” has remained steady in the United States since around 2005.

Answer:

True

Question 2: Immigrants take jobs and opportunities away from Americans

Answer:

False

Question 3: All Immigrants do is come here to take welfare.

Answer:

False

Question 4: Asylum seekers are illegal

Answer:

False

Question 5: All immigrants are criminals and traffickers

Answer:

False

Crimes punishable by removal for immigration enforcement.

Crime Category

Immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born citizens.

Immigrants crime

Mexicans

#1 Migrants

Less likely to commit crimes

Immigrants crime rates 

US authorities' ability to remove migrants crossing the border from Mexico.

Title 42

Question 1: Which of the following is NOT a category of migrant

A	Illegal
B	Economic
C	Voluntary
D	Forced
E	Political

A

Question 2: The UN defines an International Migrant as a person who stays outside of their home country for ___

A	One month
B	One year
C	10 Years
D	6 months
E	5 years

B

Question 3: Which of the following is a reason for migration

A	Poverty
B	Political freedom
C	Physical safety and security
D	human rights abuses
E	All of the above

E

Question 4: Which are the reasons for foreigners to be granted asylum in the US?

A	they want to access to better healthcare in the US
B	poverty or lack of job opportunities due to economic hardship
C	being persecuted in their home country due to their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
D	they are a victim of earthquakes, hurricanes, or other natural disasters
E	coming to the U.S. to attend a university

c

Question 5: Why are there so many migrants from Northern Triangle countries?

A	Chronic Violence
B	Lack of Economic Opportunity
C	Forced Migration by Northern Triangle Countries
D	Both A and B
E	All of the Above

D

Question 1: Emigration is the act of people coming into a country or region

Answer: False

False

Question 2: Economic opportunities are a pull factor for migration

Answer:

True

Question 3: A push factor draws people in to migration

Answer:

False

Question 4: Mexico plays no role in preventing migrants from Central and South America from reaching the U.S. Mexico border.

Answer:

False

Question 5: Children and families make up a very small percent of migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border.

Answer:

False

A person who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.

Refugee

A protection granted to foreign nationals in a country other than their own because they have suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in

a particular social group, or political opinion.

Asylum

A person who flees their home country and seeks sanctuary in another country, applying for the right to be recognized as a refugee and receive legal protection and assistance.

Asylum Seeker

A public health order implemented during the Pandemic that allows the US government to expel migrants from the country without a trial.

Title 42

forced movement of people from their locality or environment, due to social, political, environmental, or other causes

Displacement

Question 1: Which of the following are factors contributing to Latin American displacement?

A	Government Corruption
B	Extortion
C	Drug Syndicates
D	Neoliberalism
E	All of the Above

E

Question 2: What program served as a “guest-worker” treaty between the US and Mexico?

A	The Bracero Program
B	US-Mexico Work Allegiance Program
C	Transborder Work Initiative Program
D	North-American United Workers Front Program
E	Rio Grande Workers Program

A

Question 3: What were the effects of the 1986 Immigration and Reform and Control Act (IRCA

A	2.7 Million legalized
B	Hardened borders
C	Allowed non-emergency medical services for undocumented immigrants
D	Employer Sanctions prohibiting hiring of undocumented immigrants
E	Choices A, B, and D.

E

Question 4: What policy aimed to deter immigration during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

A	Migration Protection Protocols
B	Title 42
C	Immigration Reform and Control Act
D	Title 8
E	Operation Gatekeeper

B

Question 5: What nationality accounts for the majority of Southwest border encounters?

A	Mexico
B	Cuba
C	El Salvador
D	Venezuela
E	Haiti

A

Question 1: Migration reached a low after the Great Recession

Answer:

True

Question 2: In 2019, the US Hispanic population reached nearly 61 million

Answer:

True

Question 3: The country of origin for most Hispanic immigrants in the US is Cuba.

Answer:

False

Question 4:  DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Answer:

True

Question 5: The majority of Hispanics in the US are foreign-born

Answer:

False

movt. of people between countries or regions

Migration

people coming into a country or region

Immigration

people leaving a country or region

Emigration

forced movement of people from their locality or environment due to social, political, environmental, or other causes

Displacement

Department established in the wake of 9/11

Deparment of Homeland Security

Question 1: Which category of migrant is NOT a real category?

A	Political migrant
B	Forced migrant
C	Internal migrant
D	International student
E	International migrant

D

Question 2: Where do most people flee abroad from statistically?

A	Syria
B	Myanmar
C	Venezuela
D	South Sudan
E	Afghanistan

A

Question 3: Which statement best describes the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker?

A	A refugee is someone who seeks legal protection after fleeing their country, while an asylum seeker has already received this protection.
B	An asylum seeker is a person who cannot return to their country due to the fear of persecution, while a refugee has applied for sanctuary in another country.
C	A refugee has already been recognized for legal protection due to persecution, while an asylum seeker is in the process of seeking recognition as a refugee.
D	A refugee is someone who flees for economic reasons, while an asylum seeker flees due to persecution.
E	An asylum seeker is someone who leaves their country voluntarily, while a refugee is forced to leave by their own government.

C

Question 4: All of these are effects of cartels illegally mining for gold in Colombia except..

A	Increased amount of gold mining sites
B	Increased income for Non State Armed Groups
C	Loss of work for authorized gold miners
D	Mercury contamination of water sources
E	Greater collaboration between cartels and authorized gold miners

E

Question 5: Factors contributing to Latin American displacement include all of the following EXCEPT…

A	Government corruption
B	Organized crime
C	Violence
D	Climate factors
E	Forced labor

D

Question 1: A Refugee is a person who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution

Answer:

True

Question 2: Land appropriation is NOT a contributing factor to Latin American displacement

Answer:

False

Question 3: Displacement is the forced movement of people from their locality or environment due to social, political, environmental, or other causes

Answer:

True

Question 4: The largest reason for forced displacement in Honduras in 2017 was a lack of religious freedom

Answer:

False

Question 5: Haiti was the largest source of asylum seekers in western countries during 2018

Answer:

False