Thread: Study Blames Recession for Slowdown in Immig. Assimilation

Immigrants Assimilating More Slowly Than in Past, Due to Recession, Study Says

Wednesday, October 07, 2009
By Adam Brickley


Demonstrators unveil a 'human billboard' at La Placita Olvera area in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 1, 2009 during a march and rally for immigration law reform. Organizers are urging passage of an immigration law that provides a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Sign reads 'Workers First.' (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


(CNSNews.com) – The economic downturn has contributed to the slowdown of the rate of immigration and – and has impacted how well immigrants are assimilating into American society, according to a study released Monday by the Manhattan Institute.

“What this recession is doing, is . . . increasing the likelihood that immigrants now in the United States will return home,â€

This is serious incentive to STAY HOME and DONT BUY ANYTHING UNNECESSARY...
We can ride this recession out alot easier than they can...Keep it going and DONT BUY A THING...

'What this recession is doing, is . . . increasing the likelihood that immigrants now in the United States will return home"

Even before the economic downturn most of them did not show interest in assimilating.

this type of study looks like nothing but BS! and probably paid for by tax money.

Quote:
"However, among Mexicans, the citizenship picture is quite different.

“Among Mexican immigrants who arrived in the late 1970s, even by 2007, less than half of them have become naturalized citizens,â€