U.S. Immigration Policy
Future Plans for the Border
The War With Mexico
Overview
Misc.
100

Who did The United States originally not want entering through the southern border? 

Chinese people. 

100

In March 2018, how much money did Congress fund for this project? 

1.6 billion dollars

100

How much did America offer to buy California and New Mexico originally?

30 million dollars

100

How far does the Mexican-American border stretch?

Nearly 2,000 miles. 

100

From the article, "In the decades following the Mexican-American War, there were no federal limits on immigration from Mexico. Citizens from both countries _________ across the border. "

passed freely

200

"Restrictions on the movement of Mexican citizens were not particularly enforced by the U.S. government until ___________."

the decade of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s

200

How much did Trump think building this border would be verses how much was the estimate that independent experts gave?

A - He thought: 24 million; experts said: 30 million

B - He thought: 17 million; experts said: 40 million

C - He thought: 18 million; experts said: 40 million

D - He thought: 40 million; expert said: 18 million

C - He thought: 18 million; experts said: 40 million

200

how much did America spend to purchase more than half a million square miles of Mexican territory after the war?

15 million dollars

200

Besides different types of fencing, what else do border patrols use?

They utilize thousands of cameras, underground sensors, aircraft, drones, and boats.

200

What was one way Chinese immigrants would get into The United States?

They learned a few words in Spanish and made themselves look Mexican.

300

When was the border security tightened by America?

1916
300

How many Mexican immigrants resided in America in 2016?

approx. 11.6 million Mexican immigrants. 

300

What would Polk's opponents later argue about the dispute? 

They would argue that he goaded Mexico into the fight. 

300

After Mexico gained independence from Spain, how far did its territory extend into what is now modern United States?

As far north as the Oregon territory.
300

What bill was mentioned in the article that was not passed?

H.R. 4437

400

in 1993 who ordered the construction of a 14-mile barrier between San Diego and Tijuana

Bill Clinton

400
What was Trumps immigration plan on the border?

To build an "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall."

400

What did the president do when Mexico rejected?

He sent 4,000 troops into the land claimed by both countries.

400

approximately 700 miles of what has been erected along the border? 

Barbed wire, chain link,post-and-rail, and wire mesh fencing. 

400

When did the Secure Fence Act happen? 

2006

500

What was H.R. 4437?

the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.

500

Besides Donald Trump, which other presidents sent the national guard to patrol the border? 

George W. Bush and Barack Obama

500

When did American forces capture the Mexican capital?

September 1847

500

When did Mexico win their independence from Spain?

1821

500
What did President Trump announce in April 2018?

He was ordering National Guard troops to patrol the border until further progress is made on construction of the wall.

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