Key facts about the wealth of immigrant households during the COVID-19 pandemic
The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
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The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.
As the financial divide has grown, a smaller share of Americans now live in middle-class households. Here are key facts about this group.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.
Money sent by immigrants to their home countries in sub-Saharan Africa reached a record $41 billion in 2017.
Remittance flows decreased worldwide for a second consecutive year in 2016, the first back-to-back decline in over three decades. Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean, however, rose to a record high.
The Trump administration’s plans to impose $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports, as well as tariffs recently placed on imported steel and aluminum and on imports of solar panels and washing machines, mark a distinct break from decades of U.S. trade policy, which long has generally favored lower tariffs and fewer restrictions on the movement of goods and services across international borders.
The federal Optional Practical Training program saw a 400% increase in foreign students graduating and working in STEM fields between 2008 and 2016.
Over the past 40 years, blacks have made progress on several fronts. Yet large racial gaps persist in areas such as wealth and poverty.
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