Border Patrol Test 2 Questions And Answers
With Complete Solution
What is "La Linea" referring to in DeLeon's book?
a) The line of people waiting to send gifts back to their loved ones in Guatemala.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
c) The line of people managed by Border Patrol who are waiting to be processed.
d) The geographic line between the U.S. and Mexico.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
Overall apprehensions at the southwest border dropped dramatically in the last two years by almost
half. Which categories dropped the most?
a) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Mexican adults
b) Family Units, Mexican Single adults, Central American single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
d) Mexican single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
In chapter four of The Shadow of the Wall, Slack et al. states that Operation Streamline officially
began in the ... border patrol sector.
A. Tucson
B. El Paso
C. Del Río
D. Yuma
C. Del Río
... is an enforcement program with the explicit directive of breaking smuggling networks.
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
B. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C. Border Patrol
D. Consequence Delivery System
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
What was Operation Blockade (the inspiration for Prevention through Deterrence) renamed into
because of its conflict with military terminology?
a) Operation Stop Those Migrants
b) Operation Hold the Line
c) Operation Bluebird
d) Operation Desert Wall
b) Operation Hold the Line
In 2020, according to data presented in lecture, which group was the only one to increase in
apprehensions/encounters compared to 2019?
a.) Family units
b.) Unaccompanied children
c.) Mexican single adults
d.) Central American single adults
, c.) Mexican single adults
(President ) had a higher average of deportations, while (President ) concentrated a lot on border
control and the social construction of the border, and as a result, there was a reduction in the
resources for deportations during this president's term.
a.) Trump, Obama
b.) Obama, Trump
c.) Trump, Trump
d.) Obama, Obama
b.) Obama, Trump
What was the public's reaction to the first study of migrant deaths at the border conducted by Dr.
Rodriguez and his team?
a.) No one reacted, people were indifferent.
b.) The media did not pay attention to the study.
c.) It was only covered/talked about in the United States
d.) People sent songs & letters, families sent pictures of missing relatives & there was global media
attention
d.) People sent songs & letters, families sent pictures of missing relatives & there was global media
attention
Local- Interior coyotes are...
a) coyotes that know the border patrol families to get intel
b) coyotes from the migrant community that have personal connections with the family
c) border patrol agents disguised as coyotes
d) coyotes who successfully crossed many times and know the locals on the other side
b) coyotes from the migrant community that have personal connections with the family
What is the Mexican cause of illegal immigration?
a. Population growth of Mexico's richer people
b. Many in Mexico are employed
c. Big difference in living standards and chance for better life in Mexico and US
d. Decline in the total fertility rate
c. Big difference in living standards and chance for better life in Mexico and US
In De Leon's book, what does the term "layup" refer to?
A) the many places where migrants eat, rest, seek shade, and hide from law enforcement
B) where migrants are picked up to be taken to the shelter in Mexico
C) where migrants meet before they begin their migration journey
D) where migrants are picked up by their smugglers
A) the many places where migrants eat, rest, seek shade, and hide from law enforcement
What does "weapons of the weak" refer to to in DeLeon's book?
A) Equipment used by migrants to try to cross the border safely, such as shoes and backpacks
B) The use of violence by migrants against border patrol
With Complete Solution
What is "La Linea" referring to in DeLeon's book?
a) The line of people waiting to send gifts back to their loved ones in Guatemala.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
c) The line of people managed by Border Patrol who are waiting to be processed.
d) The geographic line between the U.S. and Mexico.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
Overall apprehensions at the southwest border dropped dramatically in the last two years by almost
half. Which categories dropped the most?
a) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Mexican adults
b) Family Units, Mexican Single adults, Central American single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
d) Mexican single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
In chapter four of The Shadow of the Wall, Slack et al. states that Operation Streamline officially
began in the ... border patrol sector.
A. Tucson
B. El Paso
C. Del Río
D. Yuma
C. Del Río
... is an enforcement program with the explicit directive of breaking smuggling networks.
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
B. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C. Border Patrol
D. Consequence Delivery System
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
What was Operation Blockade (the inspiration for Prevention through Deterrence) renamed into
because of its conflict with military terminology?
a) Operation Stop Those Migrants
b) Operation Hold the Line
c) Operation Bluebird
d) Operation Desert Wall
b) Operation Hold the Line
In 2020, according to data presented in lecture, which group was the only one to increase in
apprehensions/encounters compared to 2019?
a.) Family units
b.) Unaccompanied children
c.) Mexican single adults
d.) Central American single adults
, c.) Mexican single adults
(President ) had a higher average of deportations, while (President ) concentrated a lot on border
control and the social construction of the border, and as a result, there was a reduction in the
resources for deportations during this president's term.
a.) Trump, Obama
b.) Obama, Trump
c.) Trump, Trump
d.) Obama, Obama
b.) Obama, Trump
What was the public's reaction to the first study of migrant deaths at the border conducted by Dr.
Rodriguez and his team?
a.) No one reacted, people were indifferent.
b.) The media did not pay attention to the study.
c.) It was only covered/talked about in the United States
d.) People sent songs & letters, families sent pictures of missing relatives & there was global media
attention
d.) People sent songs & letters, families sent pictures of missing relatives & there was global media
attention
Local- Interior coyotes are...
a) coyotes that know the border patrol families to get intel
b) coyotes from the migrant community that have personal connections with the family
c) border patrol agents disguised as coyotes
d) coyotes who successfully crossed many times and know the locals on the other side
b) coyotes from the migrant community that have personal connections with the family
What is the Mexican cause of illegal immigration?
a. Population growth of Mexico's richer people
b. Many in Mexico are employed
c. Big difference in living standards and chance for better life in Mexico and US
d. Decline in the total fertility rate
c. Big difference in living standards and chance for better life in Mexico and US
In De Leon's book, what does the term "layup" refer to?
A) the many places where migrants eat, rest, seek shade, and hide from law enforcement
B) where migrants are picked up to be taken to the shelter in Mexico
C) where migrants meet before they begin their migration journey
D) where migrants are picked up by their smugglers
A) the many places where migrants eat, rest, seek shade, and hide from law enforcement
What does "weapons of the weak" refer to to in DeLeon's book?
A) Equipment used by migrants to try to cross the border safely, such as shoes and backpacks
B) The use of violence by migrants against border patrol
