Inland area more dependent on immigrant labor, study says

A recent report by the Fiscal Policy Institute has interesting data on immigrants and their impact on many U.S. areas. - - Donna Poisl

By DAVID OLSON, The Press-Enterprise

The Inland area is more dependent on immigrant labor than most other large U.S. urban areas, a new study concludes.

The report, by the Latham, N.Y.-based Fiscal Policy Institute, also revealed that although foreign-born workers are more likely to be concentrated in low-paying occupations than native-born people, they represent an increasing share of high-earning, highly skilled professionals, such as nurses and engineers.

The study found that 22 percent of people living in Riverside and San Bernardino counties between 2005 and 2007 were foreign-born, but they comprised 29 percent of civilian workers at least 16 years old.
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