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A greater percentage of second-generation immigrants have obtained a level of education beyond a high school diploma, with 59.2% having at least some college education in 2009. [2] Also in 2009, 33% of the second generation immigrant population had a bachelor's degree. [2]
Immigration to the United States over time by region. The 1850 United States census was the first federal U.S. census to query respondents about their "nativity"—i.e, where they were born, whether in the United States or outside of it—and is thus the first point at which solid statistics become available.
The term second-generation immigrant attracts criticism due to it being an oxymoron. Namely, critics say, a "second-generation immigrant" is not an immigrant, since being "second-generation" means that the person is born in the country and the person's parents are the immigrants in question. Generation labeling immigrants is further complicated ...
Education of immigrants in the United States. Immigrants make up about 13% of the US population, about 42 million out of a total population of 318.9 million citizens in 2017. [ 1] First and second generation immigrant children have become the fastest-growing segment of the United States population. Compared to the native-born population, young ...
In 2019, the median household income for U.S.-born Vietnamese Americans was $82,400 [ 7] As a relatively-recent immigrant group, most Vietnamese Americans are either first or second generation Americans. As many as one million people five years of age and older speak Vietnamese at home, making it the fifth-most-spoken language in the U.S.
Nisei. Nisei (二世, "second generation") is a Japanese-language term used in countries in North America and South America to specify the ethnically Japanese children born in the new country to Japanese-born immigrants (who are called Issei ). The Nisei are considered the second generation and the grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants ...
First-generation immigrants from Latin America identify themselves as "Latino" at a very high rate (97%), which slowly falls in each succeeding generation (in the second generation, to 92%; in the third, to 77%; and in the fourth, to 50%). [49] 4. Attrition. Minority populations are younger than non-Latino Whites.
The ACA does not help undocumented immigrants or legal immigrants with less than five years' residence in the United States gain coverage). [ 134 ] According to a 2013 study, Mexican women have the highest uninsured rate (54.6%) as compared to other immigrants (26.2%), Black (22.5%) and White (13.9%). [ 135 ]