The Numbers Game

Altogether the foreign born had a higher per capita income than the native born ($15,033 vs. $14,367) in 1989, but their median family income was almost $4,000 less than that of the native born ($31,785 vs. $35,508).

IN 1940, 70% OF IMMIGRANTS CAME FROM EUROPE. IN 1992, 15% CAME FROM EUROPE, 37% FROM ASIA AND 44% FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

In 1976 there were 67 Spanish-speaking radio stations. Now there are 311, plus 3 Spanish-language TV networks and 350 Spanish-language newspapers.

32 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. (13%) SPEAK LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME.

JAPANESE AMERICANS marry non-Japanese...

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