Socioeconomic attainment of African immigrants in the United States

The diversity of immigrants to the United States in §recent years has attracted the attention of many §scholars. Several studies have focused specifically §on the socioeconomic success of black African male §immigrants. However, there are few studies on the §economic success of white African men or white and §black African women even though both constitute §important segments of immigrants. This study was an §attempt to provide an understanding of the economic §success of white and black African immigrants in the §United States. The study used data drawn from the §1990 U.S. Census of Population. The objectives of §the study were to (i) examine the demographics of §Africans in the U.S., (ii) study the process of §earnings of African immigrants from countries with §English proficiency and countries with no English §proficiency, (iii) study the race and place-of-birth §inequality in earnings, (iv) suggest appropriate §public policies aimed at reducing the earnings §inequality and helping the adjustment of African §immigrants in the United States.