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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Immigrants and the American Economy

Interesting new book on America’s most successful new immigrant group:
“Today Indian-born Americans number 2m and they are probably the most successful minority group in the country. Compared with all other big foreign-born groups, they are younger, richer and more likely to be married and supremely well educated. On the west coast they are a mighty force in Silicon Valley; well-off Indians cluster around New York, too. “The Other One Percent” is the first major study of how this transformation happened. Filled with crunchy analysis, it exudes authority on a hugely neglected subject.”

New study on illegal immigrants and US economic growth:

Small business owners and immigrant workers: