Figure 5.1: Employment and earnings among U.S. immigrants by years since migration, 2010 The...
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Figure 5.1: Employment and earnings among U.S. immigrants by years since migration, 2010 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 Years since migration % employed Annual earnings
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The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015
Figure 5.1: Employment and earnings among U.S. immigrants by years since migration, 2010
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Figure 5.2(a): Employment assimilation among U.S. immigrants, 2010
20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 640
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Figure 5.2(b): Earnings assimilation among U.S. immigrants, 2010
20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 59 62 65$0
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Figure 5.3: Cross-sectional data can give a misleading picture of assimilation
Wage 1970 arrivals 1990 arrivals 2010 arrivals 0 20 40 Years since migration
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Figure 5.4: Wage gap between immigrants and U.S. natives,by arrival cohort
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1965-1969 cohort
1975-1979 cohort
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Figure 5.5: Distribution of immigrants and U.S. nativesby educational attainment, 1980-2010
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Immigrants U.S. natives
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Figure 5.5(a): Distribution of immigrants and U.S. nativesby educational attainment, 1980
Not completed high school
Completed high school
Some college Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
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Figure 5.5(b): Distribution of immigrants and U.S. nativesby educational attainment, 1990
Not completed high school
Completed high school
Some college Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
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Immigrants U.S. natives
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The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015
Figure 5.5(c): Distribution of immigrants and U.S. nativesby educational attainment, 2000
Not completed high school
Completed high school
Some college Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
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Immigrants U.S. natives
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The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015
Figure 5.5(d): Distribution of immigrants and U.S. nativesby educational attainment, 2010
Not completed high school
Completed high school
Some college Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
0
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Immigrants U.S. natives
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The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015
Table 5.1: Intermarriage rates between immigrants and natives
Country% of immigrants married
to a native% of natives married to
an immigrant
Austria 27.1 6.6
Belgium 36.2 6.5
France 37.0 7.0
Germany 28.5 6.8
Greece 17.1 1.6
Netherlands 39.6 5.1
Spain 21.0 3.1
Sweden 34.4 5.4
United Kingdom 31.1 5.1
United States 27.9 4.4
The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015
Figure 5.6: Naturalized citizenship rates for immigrants
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