Countries are slowly realizing that there is no such thing as zero imm

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Countries are slowly realizing that there is no such thing as zero immigration and no such thing as a non-porous border. Until economic immigration was tightened in the 1970s most migrants went to their new home to work and brought with them valuable skills. Since then all efforts to protect jobs by stopping the inflow of people has succeeded only in changing the characteristic of the type of person arriving. The majority of migrants now comprise dependents of existing immigrants, political refugees and illegal immigrants. The proportion of skills held by these immigrant populations has consequently steadily fallen. Many of these people now face considerable hostility from their adopted country, most find themselves unable to compete for work and marginalized from the majority society, living in ghettos with little prospect of employment or integration. In response to these perceived problems, countries are starting to reintroduce skills-based immigration to encourage educated and skilful foreigners to emigrate and thereby bring benefits to the host country. At the same time, they are again cracking down on other immigrants and stepping up deportation. Another particularly contentious initiative is to restrict the entry of family members of existing immigrants unless the applicant can demonstrate sufficient income to support that family.    1 
 1. The primary objective of the passage is to:

A. make the case for a demand-led immigration policy
B. describe the move away from a policy of zero immigration
C. defend a policy that seeks to crack down on unskilled refugees
D. describe a shift towards selective immigration
E. air the views of right-wing bigots

2 
 2. Which of the following statements serves as a premise to the case made in the passage?

A. Dependents of existing immigrants, political refugees and illegal immigrants have few useful skills.
B. Zero immigration creates a system that lets in only those who have neither a job nor any useful skills.
C. The described change in immigration policy is right wing.
D. There is a sensible move towards a demand-led immigration policy.
E. The dependents of existing immigrants and refugees have the same potential as anyone else in their host country.

3 
 3. The writer of the passage is describing:

A. the findings of experimental research
B. efforts to classify or define a subject
C. the consequences of cause and effect
D. attempts to solve a perceived problem
E. attempts to solve a problem

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SJ5 · Answer

Can someone explain the answer for the 3rd question???

carcass · Answer

Since then all efforts to protect jobs by stopping the inflow of people has succeeded only in changing the characteristic of the type of person arriving 
  At the same time, they are again cracking down on other immigrants and stepping up deportation. Another particularly contentious initiative is to restrict the entry of family members of existing immigrants unless the applicant can demonstrate sufficient income to support that family. experimental research 
no
B. efforts to classify or  define a subject 
no
C.  the consequences of cause and effect 
no
D.  attempts to solve a perceived problem 
see above
E. attempts to solve a problem
redundant

Hope this helps

100mitra · Answer

Paraphrasing:   
* Countries restriction on most immigration invite, by characteristic of the type of person arriving.
* This has impacted immigration’s inflow in country, their proportion of skills, competency, living pattern and prospect of employment.
* Countries intentions are on skills-based immigration, education background, benefits to the host country, and only those who can demonstrate sufficient income to support their family.

1. The primary objective of the passage is to:  
A. make the case for a demand-led immigration policy
  Wrong:   Passage tone is about those countries who are restricting on more immigration invite to stabilize and benefit the host country, not about demand – led immigration policy.
 
B. describe the move away from a policy of zero immigration
  Wrong:    Passage, does not describe about policy, it gives information about reason to shift, and motives of immigration invite limitation
 
C. defend a policy that seeks to crack down on unskilled refugees
  Wrong:    This is one of the corrective actions taken to narrow down, correct immigration inflow in a country.

D. describe a shift towards selective immigration
Correct: as explained above in the paraphrasing

E. air the views of right-wing bigots
  Wrong:    out of scope, this cannot be inferred from the passage

2. Which of the following statements serves as a premise to the case made in the passage?  
A. Dependents of existing immigrants, political refugees and illegal immigrants have few useful skills.
 Correct:  relates useful skill to immigrants population drop
 Premise:  The majority of migrants now comprise dependents of existing immigrants, political refugees and illegal immigrants
 Premise support to:  The proportion of skills held by these immigrant populations has consequently steadily fallen

B. Zero immigration creates a system that lets in only those who have neither a job nor any useful skills.
  Wrong:    Zero immigration supports only those immigration, 
which has no impact on economy and population of those countries, 
so with no jobs and useful skill cannot be inferred to “Zero immigration”

C. The described change in immigration policy is right wing.
  Wrong:    Passage tone does not relate to any policy, Irrelevant

D. There is a sensible move towards a demand-led immigration policy.
  Wrong:   Passage tone does not relate to any policy, Irrelevant

E. The dependents of existing immigrants and refugees 
have the same potential as anyone else in their host country.
  Wrong:    comparison has to be done with useful skills 
which can beneits the host country, not with the potential.

3. The writer of the passage is describing:  
A. the findings of experimental research
  Wrong:    Passage tone is description not with research

B. efforts to classify or define a subject
  Wrong:    efforts to classify, not inline intended meaning

C. the consequences of cause and effect
  Wrong:    there is no cause-and-effect related information in the passage.

D. attempts to solve a perceived problem
  Correct: as mentioned in the passage ], 
 “In response to these perceived problems, countries are starting to reintroduce skills-based immigration to encourage educated and skilful foreigners to emigrate and thereby bring benefits to the host country.”   Passage first 
highlights problem with immigration, 
identify concerns with host country, 
limitation of host country, 
requirement of host country from immigration, and last by 
structural approach from immigration to benefit the host country – Key word here is  “perceived”

E. attempts to solve a problem
  Wrong:    Does not describe which kind of problem

gloomybison · Answer

100mitra 
What does it mean "solving a problem" in Q3?
Because passage it doesn't really bring any solution, it merely states what is happening and why it is happening

carcass · Answer

see my explanation above, please https://gmatclub.com/forum/countries-ar ... l#p2948141

Prob2303 · Answer

Can I get the OE for Q1 and Q2?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

1. The primary objective of the passage is to:

Explanation

The new policy is selective in that it aims to prioritize immigrants with suitable skills. The passage neither defends one position nor makes a case for one, suggesting that answers A and C are incorrect.

Answer: D

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Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

2. Which of the following statements serves as a premise to the case made in the passage?

Explanation

The argument made in the passage that the proportion of skills held by these countries’ immigrant populations has steadily fallen because of immigration policies introduced in the 1970s, relies on the unproven premise that dependents of existing immigrants, political refugees and illegal immigrants have few useful skills.

Answer: A

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