Illegal immigrants on the job.

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There are currently an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Like Veronica and Jose in the article "Life in the Shadows," the majority came to the U.S. in search of economic opportunity.

A common perception of illegal immigrants is that most of them work on farms or in restaurant kitchens. But as this graph shows, illegal immigrants actually work in many industries.

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ANALYZE THE GRAPH

(1) About how many percentage points separate immigrants in wholesale and retail trade from those in leisure and hospitality?

a 6

b 5

c 7

d 8

(2) The industry with the fourth-largest number of illegal immigrants is

(3) The percentage of illegal immigrants working in the mining industry (not shown in the graph) is smart-3.8 percentage points below the figure shown for farming, fishing, and forestry. About what percentage of illegal immigrants work in mining?

a 0.1%

b 0.2%

c 0.3%

d 0.4%

(4) The percentage of illegal...