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September 21, 2009

National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein
Soaring Poverty—The Unreported Immigration Dimension
The U.S. poverty rate climbed to 13.2 percent last year, up from 12.5 percent in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s annual report released last week. The report also documented a decline in employer-provided health insurance and in coverage for adults.



The poverty rate is now at the highest level since 1997. It portends even larger increases this year, which has registered far higher unemployment than in 2008.

The poverty story was front-page news at the both Washington Post and the New York Times. But as usual the word “immigrationâ€