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Posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 16:51:49 2012 fiogf49gjkf0d NY Daily News Fueled by immigration, Asians are fastest-growing U.S. group A new report shows that Asian Americans are the fastest growing, the best educated and highest income racial group in the US. In fact, the report by the Pew Research Center says that the Asians Americans - most from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent are the most highly educated immigrant group in the US history. Asian Americans are now the nation's fastest-growing racial group, overtaking Latinos in recent years as the largest stream of new immigrants arriving annually in the United States. In an economy that increasingly depends on highly skilled workers, Asian Americans are also the country's best educated and highest-income racial or ethnic group, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. In fact, U.S. Asians, who trace their roots to dozens of countries in the Far East, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, are arguably the most highly educated immigrant group in U.S. history, the study shows. And although there are significant differences among them by country of origin, on the whole they have found remarkable success in their new land. "These aren't the poor, tired, huddled masses that Emma Lazarus described in that inscription on the Statue of Liberty," said Paul Taylor, the research center's executive vice president. In fact, the Asian newcomers' achievements are likely to change the way many Americans think about immigrants, typically as strivers who work hard in the hope that their children and grandchildren will have easier lives and find greater success in this country, Taylor said. For U.S. Asians, especially those who arrived in recent years, the first generation itself is doing well, outpacing Americans as a whole when it comes to education, household income and family wealth, according to the report released Tuesday. Asian Americans also tend to be more satisfied than most Americans with their own lives, the survey found, and they hold more traditional views than the general public on the value of marriage, parenthood and hard work. As a whole, Asian Americans are more likely than the general public to prefer a big government that provides more services. They also lean Democratic and a majority approves of President Obama's job performance. Although the first large wave of Asian immigrants came to the U.S. in the early 19th century, the population grew slowly for more than a century, held down by severe restrictions and official prohibitions, some explicitly racist. Most Asian Americans now living in the U.S. arrived after 1965 legislation that allowed immigration from a wider range of countries. Asian Americans now make up nearly 6%, or 18.2 million, of the U.S. population, the latest figures from theU.S. Census Bureaushow. Nearly three-quarters were born abroad, and about 8 million came to this country in the last 30 years. Geographically, nearly half of all U.S. Asians live in the Western states. California, the traditional gateway for Asian immigrants, has by far the largest number, almost 6 million. Of the major Asian subgroups, in fact, only those from India are relatively evenly distributed throughout the country, with the largest share, 31%, living in the Northeast. Asian immigration has grown rapidly in recent years, with nearly 3 million arriving since 2000. At the same time, Latino immigration, especially from Mexico, has slowed sharply, mainly because of the weakened U.S. economy and tougher border enforcement. As a result, the number of newly arrived Asian immigrants has outpaced Latinos each year since 2009, according to Pew's analysis of census data. In 2010, for instance, 36% of new U.S. immigrants were Asian, compared with 31% who were Latino. The most recent immigrants have arrived even as the economy has boomed in many Asian countries and the standard of living has risen. Taylor said the reason many Asians move to the U.S. include shifts in U.S. immigration policies, changes in their home countries and U.S. labor needs for science, engineering and math graduates. The Pew study combines recent census and economic data with an extensive, nationally representative survey of 3,500 Asian Americans. The interviews, conducted from January to March, were done in English and seven Asian languages. Chinese Americans are the largest Asian immigrant group, with more than 4 million who identified as Chinese, followed by Filipinos, Indians, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. U.S. Asians as a whole are more satisfied than most Americans with their lives overall (82% compared to 75%), with their personal finances (51% compared to 35%) and with the general direction of the country (43% compared to 21%). More than half of adult Asian Americans say that having a successful marriage is one of the most important things in life; 34% of all American adults agree. Asian Americans are more likely than American adults in general to be married (59% compared to 51%) and their newborns are less likely than U.S. infants as a whole to have an unmarried mother (16% compared to 41%). Experts praised the study, saying that it was likely to change views of U.S. Asians for scholars and the public alike. "This really opens up a conversation and sheds light on a community that is extremely heterogenous and very complex," said Tritia Toyota, a former Los Angeles television reporter who is now an adjunct professor of anthropology and Asian studies at UCLA. Karthick Ramakrishnan, an associate professor of political science at UC Riverside, also noted that in terms of their education, recent Asian immigrants are an elite group. More than two-thirds of recent adult immigrants are either college students or college graduates, the study showed. So, he said, experts should be careful when comparing their characteristics with other Americans. "This is a select group even in their own countries," he said. This article was distributed through the NewsCred Smartwire. Original article © The Los Angeles Times 2012
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by Chris R16/R2730* on Wed Jun 20 17:04:52 2012, in response to Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 16:51:49 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d If the EU collapses, bet on Europeans surging ahead of Latinos too.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by SMAZ* on Wed Jun 20 17:21:00 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Jun 20 17:04:52 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Did America's 2007-09 economic collapse result in Americans leaving in droves for Europe or Canada? You don't know what you're talking about. 90% of European countries are in super-solid shape. OTOH, Spain, Ireland and Greece have been in the gutter for three years and I have yet to see any evidence of Spaniards, Irish or Greeks coming here. America has nothing to offer to those people. We get Hondurans and Cambodians just like they get Libyans and Cameroonians. Get used to that fact.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by LuchAAA* on Wed Jun 20 17:42:53 2012, in response to Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 16:51:49 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Rock Of Ages came out too late. Why post stuff like this then troll/argue with me about demographics and attitudes in America?
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by Spider-Pig* on Wed Jun 20 19:12:58 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 17:21:00 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Rational Post.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by vfrt* on Wed Jun 20 19:19:57 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 17:21:00 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d True. Europeans will migrate within the EU to find work. But I wonder how long that will last if Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland go the way of Greece. Small immigration quotas from those countries. Since the LBJ 1965 immigration law we have preferred people from 3rd world sh*tholes over Europeans from countries with similar values to ours.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by SMAZ* on Wed Jun 20 19:39:02 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by vfrt on Wed Jun 20 19:19:57 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d True. Europeans will migrate within the EU to find work Yes. An out-of-work Greek person will move to Germany or the Netherlands or France which have much better economies than the US, are close to home and have no immigration requirements (other than to be able to support oneself) for EU citizens just like an out-of-work Alabamian will move to Illinois or NY for the similar reason. Since the LBJ 1965 immigration law we have preferred people from 3rd world shtholes over Europeans from countries with similar values to ours.* America's employers wanted an end to the pre-1965 quotas because immigration from Europe had dried up, wages were rising and unionism was strong.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by GP38/R42 Chris* on Wed Jun 20 22:20:15 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 17:21:00 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d We still have plenty of Eastern Europeans coming here. There's plenty of neighborhoods with Polish, Slovenians, Bosians, and other countries of the former yugoslavia, etc coming here. We don't just get "hispanic" immigrants.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by SMAZ* on Wed Jun 20 23:59:48 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jun 20 22:20:15 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Immigration from Poland dried up after they made the EU. Bosnia, Ukraine, Albania, etc are non-EU Shit Countries. The Guatemalas of the European Continent. My point stands.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by GP38/R42 Chris* on Thu Jun 21 00:04:39 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 23:59:48 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Still plenty of Polish immigrants arounds. And you may or may not want to call them Europeans to fit your needs, but Bosnia, Albania, Ukraine, etc are all European countries.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by SMAZ* on Thu Jun 21 00:11:38 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Jun 21 00:04:39 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Still plenty of Polish immigrants arounds They came before that country entered the EU. You still have old time Italian immigrants who came here when most of Southern Italy was a Shit Place. Once these countries make it, their people have no desire to come into the country with the least social mobility in the advanced world. They have better places to emigrate to. My point stands. but Bosnia, Albania, Ukraine, etc are all European countries. and Guatemala is part of North America. Hell, Third World counties in Oklahoma and Mississippi are even part of these United States.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by GP38/R42 Chris* on Thu Jun 21 00:44:21 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Thu Jun 21 00:11:38 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Nope. Lots of young Polish immigrants around. Not so much with "Italians".
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by LuchAAA* on Thu Jun 21 01:36:47 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Jun 21 00:44:21 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d Yes. There are a ton of young Polish immigrants in Ridgewood and Maspeth.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by G1Ravage* on Thu Jun 21 03:28:38 2012, in response to Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 16:51:49 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d It seems like every other week in Queens, another American supermarket closes down, to be replaced with an Asian supermarket. Especially in Flushing and Bayside.
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by orange blossom special* on Thu Jun 21 08:55:46 2012, in response to Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 16:51:49 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d "and the Indian subcontinent " Do we use the term for 'arabs' also? They've exploded in recent years nationally as much as Indians on work visa's. Does the story mention the difficulties in getting enough Indians over here? There's been complaints about that from companies over the visa process. Or is this all about Obama votes?
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Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants
Posted by Spider-Pig* on Thu Jun 21 10:41:23 2012, in response to Re: Asians Surpass Hispanics in Number of Recent Immigrants, posted by SMAZ on Wed Jun 20 23:59:48 2012.* fiogf49gjkf0d I come from Ukraine. You not say Ukraine weak.
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