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New Immigrants Arrive Poor -- And Stay That Way Longer.(A)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
Byline: BRIAN MITCHELL
Tony Garza is worried about the permanently poor. So, as President Bush's new ambassador to Mexico, he's pushing another amnesty for illegal aliens. Mexican President Vicente Fox wants that and more.
"If we don't do something about their (legal) status, we will be admitting that our country has a permanent underclass," he told reporters in Mexico City last week.
Recent census data back the reality of a permanent underclass of immigrants, admitted or not.
The data also suggest that the seven amnesties passed by Congress since 1986 haven't helped many immigrants out of poverty. On the contrary, the amnesties might have locked many in.
Over 40% of immigrants live in or near poverty compared with under 30% of natives. That's according to a study of the Census Bureau's 2002 Current Population Survey by the Center for Immigration Studies.
(Near poverty is defined as an annual income less than twice the Census Bureau's poverty threshold. The 2001 poverty threshold was $9,039 for a single person, $17,960 for a couple with two children.)
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