What Was One of the Key Arguments About Large-Scale Immigration

question 9

Multiple Choice

What was one of the key arguments about large-scale immigration that writer Tamar Jacoby addressed in her 2002 article "Too Many Immigrants"?

• A) Foreign workers took jobs from American workers.
• B) Unemployment rates rose in cities with large immigrant populations.
• C) Cities and states with the largest immigration populations had faster economic growth and lower unemployment.
• D) Refugees and other immigrants had little effect on states' fiscal problems.

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Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, expressed as a percentage.

Demand Function

A mathematical representation that describes the quantity of a good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

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Price Elasticity

Measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price, with elasticity types including elastic, inelastic, and unitary.