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In a 2013 report for the Center for Immigration Studies, research found that a growth in numbers of immigrants entering the workforce has increased the size of the education/age group within the lower income bracket by 10% and reduces the wage of native-born men in that specific group by 3.7 percent and the wage of all native-born workers by 2. ...
The immigrant paradox in the United States is an observation that recent immigrants often outperform more established immigrants and non-immigrants on a number of health-, education-, and conduct- or crime-related outcomes, despite the numerous barriers they face to successful social integration. [1]
According to data from the 2000 United States Census, "43.8 percent of African immigrants had achieved a college degree, compared with 42.5 of Asian Americans, 28.9 percent of immigrants from Europe, Russia and Canada and 23.1 percent of the U.S. population as a whole." [69] The educational attainment amount varies by group. According to the U ...
School districts in Colorado have also been impacted, “as these populations still pose unique challenges to the state’s education system,” challenges that many of the state’s educators ...
A 2010 study conducted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on undocumented immigrants and higher education: Installing pathways to higher education and in-state tuition for undocumented students in the United States presents both opportunities and constraints in developing practices that promote social justice, equity, and equality ...
As the family settled in Miami and began a new life, Pacheco’s journey took a unique path: from a student without permanent status to a well-known advocate for immigrant rights and education.
Let's break free from our discouraging history of blaming others for the problems in our nation, writes the Rev. Nils de Jesús Hernández.
Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.