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Black white marriages increased rapidly since 1980s, study finds

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Wed, 09/14/2011 - 22:00

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new study of interracial marriages in the United States since the 1980s suggests that the racial boundary between blacks and whites continues to break down, but is not yet close to disappearing.

The study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, reveals that marriages between black and white populations have continued to increase while Latin and Hispanic Americans have turned to marrying their racial compatriots from newly arrived immigrant populations.


 

Sixteen Percent Of High-Impact, High-Tech Firms Founded By Immig...

Office of Advocacy What's New  Thu, 07/16/2009 - 06:00

Sixteen percent of high-impact, high-tech firms have at least one immigrant founder, according to a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. Although these firms are concentrated in states with large immigrant populations, in most other respects they resemble high-impact, high-tech firms founded by native-born entrepreneurs.


 

High-tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States

Office of Advocacy What's New  Thu, 07/16/2009 - 06:00

Sixteen percent of high-impact, high-tech firms have at least one immigrant founder, according to a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. Although these firms are concentrated in states with large immigrant populations, in most other respects they resemble high-impact, high-tech firms founded by native-born entrepreneurs.