A Profile of the Low-Wage Immigrant Workforce. Immigrant Families and Workers. Facts and Perspectives Brief / Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jeffrey S. Passel.

Immigrants compose an increasingly large share of the U.S. labor force and growing share of low-wage workers. Immigrants' hourly wages are lower on average than those for natives. Immigrant workers are much more likely than native workers to drop out of high school. Three-fourths of all U.S. workers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Capps, Randy
Fix, Michael (Author)
Passel, Jeffrey S. (Author)
Ost, Jason (Author)
Perez-Lopez, Dan (Author)
Corporate Author: Urban Institute
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
Subjects:
Dropout Rate.
Educational Attainment.
Employment Patterns.
English (Second Language)
Immigrants.
Labor Force.
Language Proficiency.
Limited English Speaking.
Second Language Learning.
Sex Differences.
Urban Areas.
Wages.
Reports, Research.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Physical Description:9 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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