Immigration knowledge test worksheet

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1	To the best of your knowledge, are the following statements about immigration true or false?
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6	Immigrants are more likely to commit crimes or be incarcerated than the U.S.-born population [FALSE]	19%	37%	13%	18%	22%	24%	13%	11%	37%	15%	https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime
7	Immigrants are more likely to use public assistance benefits than the U.S.-born population [FALSE]	35%	58%	28%	29%	43%	38%	26%	19%	60%	35%	https://www.cato.org/immigration-research-policy-brief/immigration-welfare-state-immigrant-native-use-rates-benefit#background
8	Large numbers of migrants arriving in the U.S. have been released from jails or mental institutions [FALSE]	23%	59%	13%	20%	24%	21%	19%	9%	50%	19%	https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jun/06/donald-trump/fact-check-trumps-ridiculous-claim-that-millions-o/
9	Most undocumented or illegal immigrants in the United States have been here 10 years or longer [TRUE]	16%	28%	11%	20%	16%	16%	11%	9%	30%	15%	https://ohss.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/2024_0418_ohss_estimates-of-the-unauthorized-immigrant-population-residing-in-the-united-states-january-2018%25E2%2580%2593january-2022.pdf
10	Most of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled in by unauthorized migrants crossing the border illegally [FALSE]	30%	67%	23%	29%	26%	30%	19%	16%	58%	25%	https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/frontline-against-fentanyl
11	The number of migrant apprehensions [SIC] at the southern border was higher in 2023 than ever before [TRUE]	20%	31%	15%	22%	30%	17%	17%	19%	27%	18%	https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters
12	More immigrants were deported in the final year of the Biden administration than in any year under President Trump [TRUE]	35%	62%	22%	33%	42%	35%	33%	26%	58%	28%	https://www.ice.gov/doclib/eoy/iceAnnualReportFY2024.pdf
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17	Immigrants are more likely to commit crimes or be incarcerated than the U.S.-born population [FALSE]	49%	37%	61%	56%	47%	42%	37%	69%	33%	51%	https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime
18	Immigrants are more likely to use public assistance benefits than the U.S.-born population [FALSE]	35%	20%	49%	39%	26%	31%	27%	59%	17%	35%	https://www.cato.org/immigration-research-policy-brief/immigration-welfare-state-immigrant-native-use-rates-benefit#background
19	Large numbers of migrants arriving in the U.S. have been released from jails or mental institutions [FALSE]	35%	12%	50%	38%	33%	34%	21%	58%	15%	39%	https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jun/06/donald-trump/fact-check-trumps-ridiculous-claim-that-millions-o/
20	Most undocumented or illegal immigrants in the United States have been here 10 years or longer [TRUE]	34%	40%	40%	36%	31%	33%	21%	46%	27%	35%	https://ohss.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/2024_0418_ohss_estimates-of-the-unauthorized-immigrant-population-residing-in-the-united-states-january-2018%25E2%2580%2593january-2022.pdf
21	Most of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled in by unauthorized migrants crossing the border illegally [FALSE]	32%	17%	42%	39%	28%	26%	19%	50%	17%	34%	https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/frontline-against-fentanyl
22	The number of migrant apprehensions [SIC] at the southern border was higher in 2023 than ever before [TRUE]	28%	41%	27%	29%	31%	24%	17%	28%	38%	28%	https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters
23	More immigrants were deported in the final year of the Biden administration than in any year under President Trump [TRUE]	19%	15%	31%	20%	20%	15%	3%	30%	13%	23%	https://www.ice.gov/doclib/eoy/iceAnnualReportFY2024.pdf
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29	% 0-2 correct	58%	66%	45%	51%	67%	62%	77%
30	3-4 correct	25%	31%	27%	30%	21%	24%	15%
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