Black Immigrant College Graduates Where they live and where they work FELECIA RUSSELL, ANTHONY CAPOTE, SHAMIER SETTLE, AND MELQUIN RAMOS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS’ ALLIANCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND IMMIGRATION The nonpartisan, nonprofit Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration brings college and university presidents and chancellors together on the immigration issues that impact higher e. [...] Examining the achievements of Black immigrant college graduates prompts necessary conversations about pay equity, inclusion, and belonging, as well as the pivotal role Black immigrants play in the success of America. [...] Felecia Russell’s Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education2 which explores the intersections of race, identity, and higher education, as well as a report3 on the importance of fostering inclusion for Black immigrants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) produced by the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration (PAHEI) in partnership with th. [...] BORN IMMIGRANTS 976k BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES AS OF 2022, NUMBER OF BLACK IMMIGRANT COLLEGE WORK ACROSS THE GRADUATES WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES ECONOMIC SPECTRUM The most common jobs for Black immigrants with college degrees are in healthcare, education, and business. [...] S.-born Black college graduates and Black immigrant graduates are working and paying it forward, they often experience the residual and continued effects of racism.
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Table of Contents
- FELECIA RUSSELL ANTHONY CAPOTE SHAMIER SETTLE AND MELQUIN RAMOS 1
- ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS ALLIANCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND IMMIGRATION 2
- ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE 2
- To cite this brief 2
- METHODOLOGY 2
- Immigrant Heritage Month 3
- Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education 3
- Migration Policy Institute analysis of the Current Population Survey 3
- BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE U.S. 4
- NUMBER 4
- U.S.-Born 4400000 4
- Immigrants 976000 4
- TOTAL 5376000 4
- NEARLY 1 IN EVERY 5 BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS 5
- AS OF 2022 NUMBER OF BLACK IMMIGRANT COLLEGE GRADUATES WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES 5
- BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES WORK ACROSS THE ECONOMIC SPECTRUM 5
- BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE UNITED STATES 5
- U.S. BORN IMMIGRANTS 5
- California 6
- Texas 6
- Florida 6
- Georgia 6
- Virgina 6
- Maryland 6
- New Jersey Pennsylvania 6
- New York Massachusetts 6
- FIGURE 2 TOP 10 TOTAL STATES WHERE BLACK IMMIGRANT GRADUATES LIVE 6
- WHERE ARE BLACK IMMIGRANTS LOCATED 6
- New York Florida Texas Maryland Georgia California New Jersey Massachusetts Virginia and Pennsylvania 6
- OCCUPATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK IMMIGRANT GRADUATES 7
- And while Black immigrants with college degrees are 18 percent of Black workers they make up 31 percent of all Black workers with a college degree in the healthcare system. 7
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7
- TABLE 2 TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS FOR BLACK IMMIGRANT GRADUATES AND MEDIAN WAGES 7
- Physicians 7
- Nurses 7
- Personal Care Aides 7
- U.S.-Born Total Immigrant Total 8
- All Black Workers 8
- TABLE 3 MOST BLACK IMMIMGRANTS EARN GOOD WAGES BUT MANY LAG BEHIND 8
- CONCLUSION 9
- AUTHORS 9
- FELECIA S. RUSSELL Director Higher Ed Immigration Portal 9
- ANTHONY CAPOTE Immigration Research Initiative 9
- SHAMIER SETTLE Immigration Research Initiative 9
- MELQUIN RAMOS Data Research Consultant 9
- DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY 9
- Stacie Clark Design iStockphoto 9
- ENDNOTES 10
