One aspect many people in New England do not know about the immigrants earn more than the than U.S immigrants. The average income for U.S immigrants in 2000 was $39,200, while the average for immigrants who live in New England was $ 42,000. ” Immigrants who arrived in the U.S. after 1990 have a median household income of $37,500, compared with $45,210 for immigrants who arrived before 1980. Regardless of when they immigrated.” This statement from the Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston presents the idea that they that not every immigrant who comes to this country relies on government help, there are hard working immigrants willing to earn their money through jobs.
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