Immigration and Inequality

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

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

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…