Prometheus 6

Of course, being produced by The Manhattan Institute, the results can be spun as one sees fit.

Study Says Foreigners In U.S. Adapt Quickly
By N.C. Aizenman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 13, 2008; A02

Immigrants of the past quarter-century have been assimilating in the United States at a notably faster rate than did previous generations, according to a study released today.

Modern-day immigrants arrive with substantially lower levels of English ability and earning power than those who entered during the last great immigration wave at the turn of the 20th century. The gap between today's foreign-born and native populations remains far wider than it was in the early 1900s and is particularly large in the case of Mexican immigrants, the report said.