Deported from America.

Tashnuba Hayder left the U.S. last May for Bangladesh. Technically, her departure was voluntary, although she was under threat of deportation. Her case is complex and murky, involving issues of immigration and national security.

But she is far from unique in being made to leave a country to which she had emigrated. Nations around the world deport thousands of people every year for a variety of reasons. Between 1892 and 2003, more than 3 million people were forcibly deported from the U.S.

Under U.S. immigration law, foreign nationals can be deported for illegally entering the country, overstaying a visa, or breaking serious laws. Many deportees have been convicted of such violations as drug dealing, gang activity, and violent crimes.

The number of people like Hayder and her mother, who accepted voluntary departure, is much larger. Since 1892, nearly 41 million people have taken this route.

The graph shows the number of deportees in the 14--year period between 1990 and 2003. Use the data in the graph to answer the questions below.

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ANALYZE THE GRAPH

1. In years--and--, the number of deportees was identical.

2. Identify the year with the greatest drop in the number of deportations --.

3. What was the approximate decrease in the number of deportations in the year identified above?

   (a) 35,000

   (b) 45,000

   (c) 28,000

   (d) 20,000

4. Between the years 1990 and 2002, the number of deportations from the U.S. rose by

   (a) 200%

   (b) 300%

   (c) 400%

   (d) 500%

5. Starting in 2002 and continuing through 2003 the number of deportations from the United States rose by nearly

   (a) 35%

   (b) 30%

   (c) 40%

   (d) 25%

6. In 1999, there were 1.5 million more voluntary departures than deportations.

   About how many million people were in both groups combined?

   (a) 1.7

   (b) 1.3

   (c) 2.3

   (d) 1.1

7. Between the...