"Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Footprint."
The center, a nonprofit, was founded in 1992. Their mission, as they describe it, is "to provide foreign-born adults with the English proficiency necessary to lead productive lives in the United States."
The report was prepared for the Center by "The Institute for Asian American Studies," Alan Clayton-Mathews, PhD, and Faye Karp. MS, the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies and Paul Watanabe, PhD, Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Some findings from this study include:
- Over one half of Boston residents are immigrants.
- The reliance on public assistance by immigrants parallels the amount relied upon by natives.
- Immigrants are more likely than others to be between 25 and 44 years of age.
The report, as well as other material from the Center, is available in the State Library.
Pamela W. Schofield
Reference Department
