{"id":53,"date":"2020-03-25T20:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2020-05-16T18:23:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T18:23:40","slug":"quantitative-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/quantitative-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlesex County"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Middlesex County, New Jersey is shaded in red (Wikipedia).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Middlesex County, New Jersey is third among the counties with the highest number of immigrants within the state.\u00a0 Middlesex County has a population of 830,000 people, and 86.6% are U.S. citizens.\u00a0 Reports in 2017 state that 32.3% of the county were born outside of the country (more than double of the national average of 13.7%).\u00a0 This percentage is less than Bergen and Hudson counties; however, the group of immigrants in this county are also unique.\u00a0 Instead of the majorly Hispanic immigration seen in the previous two regions, this area has a larger Asian influence:<\/p>\n

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This chart depicts the percentages of races\/nationality in Middlesex County (statistics provided by Data USA).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Middlesex County, the most common languages spoken include Spanish, Gujarati, and Hindi.<\/p>\n

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Many immigrants choose to open their own businesses, such as restaurants (immigrationimpact.com).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starting a Business:<\/strong> Many of those who migrate to the U.S. build their own businesses to increase their chances of achieving a more successful future than their past.\u00a0 Despite immigrants being less likely to work in government, they are more likely to start their own businesses than those born in the country (^1).\u00a0 The county has a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, an Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce and an Indian Business Association (^2).\u00a0 These chambers offer opportunities for networking and economic activity, which is a major asset when moving to a state where one must build from the ground up.\u00a0 Links to these organizations can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 In Middlesex County, those with high skill levels and education are causes for a higher minority business participation rate.<\/p>\n

“For every 1,000 business owners in Middlesex County, 148 are Asian, as compared to a national rate of 90. But while Asians are generally thriving, other minorities are faring much less well,” (^3).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More than half of the Asian community in this county make more than $100,000 annually, while less than half of Latinos in the county earn more than $50,000 each year (^4).\u00a0 Despite both groups having a large immigrant percentage, particular groups experience disparity more than others.\u00a0 It is unfair to see that some groups have a more difficult time achieving social mobility while moving up the economic ladder.\u00a0 However, a lot of emphasis is placed on education and skill.\u00a0 Those who migrate to the U.S. with these advantages will have a much easier time attaining some success than those who have no previous exposure to it.<\/p>\n

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Many immigrants take part in hard labor (NY Times).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reliance on Skills:<\/strong> A common philosophy is “the more you know”.\u00a0 The same mentality applies to immigrants.\u00a0 Within the state of New Jersey, 26% of the workforce is immigrants, but in Middlesex County, the percentage is much higher at 37% (^5).\u00a0 Immigrants make contributions in both hard labor and innovative knowledge.\u00a0 Visas are granted to those who are high skilled professionals in their fields, with at least a college degree.\u00a0 New Jersey ranks third after California and New York for the number of high-skilled visa employers (^6).\u00a0 This process proves an impactful exchange between New Jersey and immigrants.\u00a0 New Jersey provides migrants with opportunities to work in their designated fields, and immigrants provide the state with their highly trained and skilled services.\u00a0 Them working in the state boosts the economy while providing them with unique opportunities.\u00a0 Many of the immigrants move back to their home nations once they complete their contracts, but while they reside in the state, they work in industries that benefit the public, such as healthcare and communication industries.<\/p>\n

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Bibliography<\/p>\n

(^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, and ^6) Mann, Anastasia R. \u201cCrossroads of the World: New Americans in Middlesex County, New Jersey.\u201d<\/a> Rutgers University, September 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiddlesex County, NJ.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Data USA, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Middlesex County, New Jersey is third among the counties with the highest number of immigrants within the state.\u00a0 Middlesex County has a population of 830,000 people, and 86.6% are U.S. citizens.\u00a0 Reports in 2017 state that 32.3% of the county were born outside of the country (more than double of the national average of 13.7%).\u00a0 … Continue reading “Middlesex County”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/disparity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}