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Immigration and Inequality

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Immigration and Inequality

Labor exploitation, financial exclusion, and criminalization prevent millions of immigrants from finding opportunity in America

Ryan Zepeda
Oct 26, 2022
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Immigration and Inequality

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INTERESTING ON THE WEB

  • Urban Institute’s Financial Well-Being interactive maps 😍

  • Spacial Equity NYC’s data portal and community profiles (amazing video)

  • Morning Brew’s inequality growth looking at the Gini index over time

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Since the United States was founded, Americans have taken pride in our country’s status as a “nation of immigrants”. Despite these lofty ideals, the history of US immigration is more muddled. When taking a deeper look, we see inequality manifest both between immigrant groups and between immigrants and natural-born citizens.

📍The southern border is home to the highest immigrant populations. However, places like Queens county, in NY and Hudson county, in NJ have more than 2 in 5 residents there as foreign born. Immigrants are part of every community in America, though the inequalities that persist affect some counties more dramatically than others.

Historical precedent

💰 ➡️ 🔫 The US previously viewed immigration as an economic issue, but now often views it as an issue o…

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A guest post by
Ryan Zepeda
MBA Candidate at Stanford GSB, formerly Bain & Co. and Google X. Texan exploring how entrepreneurial and public sector collaborations increase American competitiveness and reduce inequality
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