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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Barack Obama took office in 2009, how many asylum cases were in backlog?
(a) 2 million.
(b) Half a million.
(c) Quarter of a million.
(d) 1.5 million.

2. What was the minimum wage in Mexico City in the early 1970s?
(a) $3 a day.
(b) $6 a day.
(c) $5 a day.
(d) $4 a day.

3. How much did Congress give Reagan in 1984 when he warned of the consequences of Communist subversion in Central America?
(a) $115 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $170 million.
(d) $200 million.

4. How many civilians were killed by El Savadoran State security force in 1980?
(a) 159.
(b) 111.
(c) 281.
(d) 320.

5. Of the Cubans who came to the U.S. in 1980, about how many had criminal records?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2018, what deadlines were set for the administration to reunite immigrant children with their parents?

2. When was the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) passed?

3. In the fall of 1981, how much money did the National Security Council agree to give in economic aid to governments in Central America and the Caribbean?

4. How many chapters across the U.S. did The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) have in the U.S.?

5. In 1980, how many more Haitians landed at American ports than in the 1970s?

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