New figures have revealed that foreigners generally fare better in Norway than in other Scandinavian countries. The news comes via a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED), which said that 67 percent of all foreign-born residents in Norway are currently employed.
In Denmark, 66 percent of foreigners are employed, whilst the figure in Sweden stands at 62 percent. However, experts note that the majority of those foreign individuals in work are from so-called ‘non-ethnic’ backgrounds.
Denmark has the highest immigration rate in the region and also the highest amount of immigrant poverty, with about 26 percent living below the government’s poverty level.
But the report’s authors make it clear that Norway is not immune to such issues. OCED officials said in the report that, “The foreign-born population is less likely to be employed than their native-born counterparts,” in all three countries.
The report went on, “This discrepancy is partly driven by differences in age and educational distributions. The gap between the two groups tends to get wider for both men and women after accounting for these differences,” the Foreigner.no reports.
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As the book points out, immigrants and minorities are a major force in America, as the GOP recently discovered. Immigrants and the children they bear account for 60 percent of our nation’s population growth and own 11 percent of US businesses and are 60 percent more likely to start a new business than native-born Americans. They represent 17 percent of all new business owners (in some states more than 30 percent). Foreign-born business owners generate nearly one-quarter of all business income in California and nearly one-fifth in the states of New York, Florida, and New Jersey.
Legal immigrants number 850,000 each year; undocumented (illegal) immigrants are estimated to be half that number. They come to improve their lives and create a foundation of success for their children to build upon, as did the author’s grandparents when they landed at Ellis Island in 1899 after losing 2 children to disease on a cramped cattle car-like sailing from Europe. Many bring skills and a willingness to work hard to make their dreams a reality, something our founders did four hundred years ago. In describing America, chapter after chapter identifies “foreigners” who became successful in the US and contributed to our society. However, most struggle in their efforts and need guidance. Perhaps intelligent immigration reform, concerned Americans and books like this can extend a helping hand. http://www.AmericaAtoZ.com