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Why are immigrants from some countries more successful than others?
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Immigrants, politicians across the spectrum regularly declare, help make America a success. The United States was founded by immigrants and their children on the idea that anyone, regardless of birth, can achieve anything.
But some groups — that is, American immigrants from certain countries — appear more successful than others. Why? The answer, a new paper explains, depends largely on the proportion of an immigrant’s home country population that moves to the U.S.
Rise in minimum wage linked to fewer teen pregnancies
Source: JournalistsResource.orgRaising the minimum wage results in lower teen birth rates, especially among white and Hispanic adolescents, a new study suggests.
Elected leaders nationwide are continually debating the benefits and consequences of raising the minimum wage in cities, states and at the federal level. Arguments often focus on how local business could be impacted and whether workers really would earn more money, considering companies might cut employees’ hours to control costs.
Smartphones are distracting even when you're not using them
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe Clean Air Act may have made Americans more productive and richer
Source: JournalistsResource.orgSocial Security reform: An explainer
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Polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market
Source: JournalistsResource.orgIdentifying risk factors for on-road commuter cyclists
Source: JournalistsResource.orgSolid waste disposal and landfill gas collection: Research
Source: JournalistsResource.orgImmigrants to the U.S. before WWI made today's communities richer, better educated
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Immigration is an explosive topic in politics and news. In Europe and the United States, many people focus on new arrivals’ short-term impacts. But what about immigrants’ long-term effects on their new communities?