Where do the foreign born work?

The New York Times has an awesome interactive map which shows which sectors the foreign born from various countries are concentrated. Nothing too surprising, but nice to see it quantitatively displayed. Below the fold screenshots from "Computer software developers" and "Skilled construction workers."

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That map should keep Steve Sailer busy for weeks.

If comprehensive immigration reform is enacted, our supply of farm laborers, short-order cooks, construction workers and gardeners looks assured.

By keypusher (not verified) on 09 Apr 2009 #permalink