Tagged: Mexican immigrants
Written by Marisa Guerrero East Harlem, sitting in the northeastern corner of Manhattan, reflects the deep immigration roots and constant change that characterize New York City. The longtime Italian and Puerto Rican neighborhood has grown increasingly desirable to newcomers and tourists over the past few years. More expensive real estate — including One Museum Mile, which set a neighborhood record when a unit sold for $3.6 million in 2013 — combined with an influx of whites and Asians over the...
Written by Edil Cuepo Did you take part in one of Cinco de Mayo’s festivities last week? If you aren’t Mexican, you probably think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s independence day. (I totally had it wrong all this time.) According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Cinco de Mayo is actually in remembrance of the surprising victory of the 4,000 outnumbered Mexicans over the undefeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 — it was like David against Goliath....
Written by Kara DeDonato This month’s Digest zooms in on immigration composition and recent trends in the United States. It then examines the apparent effect of the restoration of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba on Cuban migration to the US. Last but not least, the Digest concludes with a look at immigration news from New York. A breakdown of immigration to the US Media attention to the surge of unaccompanied minors in 2014, border control, President...
Written by Mia Olesen Between 2000 and 2011, the foreign-born population in the city increased from 2.87 million to 3.1 million. The diagram below shows the distribution of the 10 largest immigrant groups in New York City in 2011. Immigrants from the Dominican Republic are the largest foreign-born group in New York City with 380,200 residents, accounting for 12 percent of the total number of immigrants and 18 percent of the population of the top 20 immigrant groups. The...
