The Facts — Not Alternate Facts — on Immigration in California
Joe Friday from the classic television show Dragnet (and famous for his line “Just the Facts”).
The Public Policy Institute of California has a quick and dirty fact sheet on Immigrants in California. Here are the facts:
California has more immigrants than any other state.
Most immigrants in California are documented residents.
Net immigration to California has slowed.
The majority of recent arrivals are from Asia.
Most immigrants in California are working-age adults.California’s immigrants have both very low and very high levels of education.
Immigrants are as likely to be working as the US-born—but they make less money.
KJ
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