Report: South Bay, East Bay best at integrating immigrants

Another article about immigrant integration and the economy, with a list of the top regions of California.   - - Donna Poisl

By Matt O'Brien, Bay Area News Group

Silicon Valley and the East Bay rank tops in the state in a new report that measures how well California's regions integrate immigrants into their economic and social fabric.

Santa Clara County earned the top score in the University of Southern California report grading regions on the warmth of their welcome and on the immigrant community's civic engagement and economic well-being.

"It's not just the mix of immigrants in the region," said Vanessa Carter, a data analyst for USC's Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, referring to the South Bay. "It's also that the region itself is very welcoming to immigrants."
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