blog post How Changes in Immigration Affect California’s Workforce By Sergio Sanchez, Hans Johnson Jun 18, 2018 California’s immigrant population is changing—and now about half of recent immigrants have at least bachelor’s degrees. Explore changes in immigrants’ education levels over time with a new interactive feature.
Report K–12 Reforms and California’s English Learner Achievement Gap By Laura Hill May 30, 2018 English Learner (EL) students have been a key part of California’s K–12 system for decades. They currently make up about 21 percent of the public school population. English Learner status is meant to be temporary, and indeed, reclassified English Learners (those who are deemed English proficient) are among the best-performing students in the state. But students who remain ELs for longer periods generally have poor outcomes.
Fact Sheet Immigrants and Political Engagement By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Mar 28, 2018 Just over half of immigrants in California who become US citizens are considered likely voters, a slightly smaller share than for US-born residents. Nearly half of immigrants say that they are paying more attention to politics since President Trump’s election.
blog post PPIC Polling and the Immigration Debate By Mark Baldassare Sep 13, 2017 While the country is politically divided on immigration issues, the PPIC Statewide Survey has found some bipartisan agreement in California.
blog post California Farmers Face Labor Drought By Jelena Jezdimirovic May 23, 2017 After years of record drought, California’s farmers now face a farm labor shortage caused by declining immigration from Mexico.
