Which of the Following Statements About Self-Selection and Immigration Flows

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about self-selection and immigration flows into the United States is false?

• A) If the flow of immigrants is currently positively selected, increasing the costs to immigration will likely make the future flow of immigrants even more positively selected.
• B) Negative selection results in low-skilled workers coming to the United States.
• C) High-skilled workers in foreign countries will not always choose to migrate to the United States.
• D) Negative selection occurs when the United States offers a greater return to skill at high skill levels than the source country.
• E) Positive selection results in highly skilled workers coming to the United States.

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