Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
12-2005
Abstract
Although somewhat later than other major urban areas, Boston has been experiencing fundamental demographic changes. The 2000 Census reported that for the first time non-Hispanic whites constitute a minority of the city’s population. Subsequent Census estimates confirm an even stronger trend toward a rapidly diversifying population.
Immigration has been a major factor in this growth and diversification. A recent report shows that over the last 15 years more than 22,000 new immigrants have annually settled in Massachusetts. The foreign-born as a percentage of the population has grown from 9.4 percent in 1980 to 14.3 percent in 2004.
Recommended Citation
Borges-Mendez, Ramon; Liu, Michael; and Watanabe, Paul, "Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization: Studies of the Allston Village, East Boston and Fields Corner Neighborhoods in Boston" (2005). Institute for Asian American Studies Publications. 13.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/iaas_pubs/13
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Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Immigration Law Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
Prepared for The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.