Those who arrived before 1980, both legal and refugee households, have average incomes that significantly exceed those of U.S. natives. Immigrants are threatening both urban and rural areas . Immigration is mostly an urban phenomenon. More than 93 percent of immigrants settle in metropolitan areas versus 73 percent of U.S. natives. The combination of geographic concentration and the general decline of urban institutions complicates the country's ability to integrate newcomers and distorts perceptions of the impact of immigrant groups.
Immigrants take jobs of U.S. native workers .
Census data show that immigration has no meaningful effect on job displacements. Immigrants burden public services . Generalizations may lead to stereotyping or just plain misinformation about individuals. For example, although Spanish is the formal language of Mexico, there are over 100 Amerindian languages spoken there Mayan dialects, Aztec, Apotex, and Mixtex to name a few. Obviously, educators can't become experts on all of the diverse cultural groups in U.S. society.