The Immigration Rate (New Immigrants as a Proportion of the Population)

question 251

Multiple Choice

The immigration rate (new immigrants as a proportion of the population) is

• A) lower than it has been throughout much of our history.
• B) higher than it has ever been.
• C) hard to calculate, as the number of illegal immigrants is so high.
• D) quite stable as different immigrant groups enter and leave the United States.
• E) less important as globalization pays for the significant number of illegal immigrants.

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