WHO SAID IT?
“Build the wall!”
A) Barack Obama
B) Joe Biden
C) Donald Trump
D) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
Approximately what percentage of the US population is foreign-born today?
A) 5%
B) 15%
C) 28%
D) 40%
B) 15%
Which system does the UK use to select skilled migrants after Brexit?
A) Green card system
B) Points-based system
C) Lottery system
D) Open borders
B) Points-based system
Which monument symbolizes immigration and arrival in the US?
A) Empire State Building
B) Statue of Liberty
C) White House
D) Golden Gate Bridge
B) Statue of Liberty
“Take back control.”
A) Tony Blair
B) David Cameron
C) Brexit Leave campaign
D) Boris Johnson
C) Brexit Leave campaign during Brexit
About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954?
A) 2 million
B) 12 million
C) 40 million
D) 60 million
B) 12 million
What US programme protects some undocumented migrants who arrived as children?
A) DACA
B) NAFTA visa
C) Schengen system
D) Refugee quota
A) DACA
What does “melting pot” mean?
A) Separation
B) Isolation
C) Segregation
D) Cultural mixing
D) Cultural mixing
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Emma Lazarus
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Theodore Roosevelt
Emma Lazarus
Which country hosts the largest number of international migrants?
A) Canada
B) Germany
C) The United States
D) Australia
C) The United States
Which principle protects refugees from being returned to dangerous countries?
A) Free movement
B) Non-refoulement
C) Open borders
D) National preference
B) Non-refoulement
Which country uses a points-based immigration system?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) Germany
D) Mexico
A) Canada
“Rivers of Blood.”
A) Winston Churchill
B) Enoch Powell
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Harold Wilson
Enoch Powell
Around how many people voted in favour of Brexit in 2016?
A) 5 million
B) 17 million
C) 30 million
D) 45 million
B) 17 million
After 1945, the UK mainly encouraged immigration from…
A) Europe
B) Asia only
C) South America
D) Former British Empire territories
D) Former British Empire territories
Which country uses offshore detention centres for irregular migrants?
A) UK
B) France
C) USA
D) Australia
D) Australia
“We are a nation of immigrants.”
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Barack Obama
D) John F. Kennedy
D) John F. Kennedy
In London, what proportion of residents were born abroad?
A) 10%
B) 23%
C) More than one-third
D) 60%
C) More than one-third
Which major immigration policy change in the US introduced strict quotas in the 1920s?
A) Marshall Plan
B) Monroe Doctrine
C) Immigration quota system (1920s laws)
D) Patriot Act
C) Immigration quota system (1920s laws)
Which country is often described as having one of the most restrictive immigration systems among developed countries?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States
C) Japan
D) Australia
C) Japan