Asians earn the fattest incomes and are the most qualified and employed among the foreign-born population in the United States, according to the latest US census bureau report. The report, released on August 5, said Asians make up a quarter of the 33.5 million foreign-born, who in turn make up 11.7 per cent of the total 288.4 million population in the world’s most developed economy.‘‘The Asian population is doing well in terms of socio-economic characteristics in the US,” Kevin Deardorff, the chief immigration statistics staff at the population division of the census bureau, said at a press conference.In presenting ‘‘The Foreign-born Population In The United States: 2003” report, he said Asians had ‘‘a tendency to have higher incomes levels and higher educational attainment.The report, based on data from the so-called ‘‘2003 Current Population Survey,” showed that 87.4 per cent of Asians in the US had a ‘‘high school or more” qualification, compared with 84.9 per cent among those from Europe and 49.1 per cent from Latin America. The number of people who had attained a bachelor’s degree or more ranged from 50.0 per cent among Asians to 35.4 per cent for those from Europe and 11.6 per cent from Latin America. The report also showed that the proportion of foreign-born workers in management and professional occupations was the highest among those from Asia.
