Monday, October 31, 2011

Immigrants Thrive in Long Island - Former Tension Hotspot, Report Says

It is good to see that cities can change, after a history of tension. - - Donna Poisl

Written By Andrew O'Reilly, Fox News Latino

Before controversial immigration laws in Alabama, Arizona and Georgia made headlines, there was Long Island, New York. But a new study released on Thursday shows that this former hotspot of tension over immigration has quietly become a haven for successful immigrants.

The report, released by the Fiscal Policy Institute, found that 54 percent of white-collar jobs on Long Island were held by immigrants and that 22 percent of small businesses in the area were owned by immigrants. Besides many immigrants holding white-collar jobs, about half the immigrants on Long Island live in households where the annual income is over $80,000.
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