January 2008 Coach's Quiz

We have given you six rules on screening applicants based on their citizenship or immigration status. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you have learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following questions has only one correct answer. On a separate piece of paper, write down the number of each question, followed by the answer you think is correct—for example, 1)b, 2)a, and so on.

COACH's TIP: The correct answers (with explanations) follow the quiz. Good luck!

QUESTION #1

Your community adopts a policy of asking applicants about their citizenship or immigration status and requiring them to provide either a Social Security number or an individual tax identification number. An applicant says he's an immigrant from Mexico, and provides a Social Security number, but you wonder whether he came into the United States legally. Under fair housing laws, you may not ask him to produce documentation of his immigration status. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #2

An applicant who is a student mentions that he left his native country to come to the United States to study. The owner, concerned that the student's visa may expire during tenancy, asks the student for documentation to determine how long he is legally allowed to be in the United States. If the owner requests this information, regardless of the applicant's race or specific national origin, the owner has not violated the Fair Housing Act. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #3

Your community adopts a policy that asks all applicants if they have the legal right to be in the United States and requires that you get proof from all applicants who answer yes. An acquaintance wants to move into the community. You know for a fact that she was born in the United States and is a U.S. citizen. Because of this personal knowledge, you don't have to get proof of her citizenship. Is this true or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #4

You want to establish a policy to ask all applicants about their citizenship or immigration status and require them to provide documents to back up their answers. Can you do so lawfully?

1. Yes.

2. No.

3. Maybe.

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