2A Tuesday, May 13, 2008 St. Petersburg Times Nation Immigrants today less assimilated Newcomers were more integrated in 1900. Cox News Service WASHINGTON Current immigrants especially Mexicans are less assimilated than those 100 years ago, a study to be released today found. The study uses census data going back more than a century to measure assimilation through various indicators such as English-learning, employment, home ownership, rates of marriage to native-born people, childbearing, naturalization, educational attainment, military service and many others. Based on these factors, the study by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank in New York, creates an assimilation index ranging from 1 to 100, with 100 being complete assimilation.
Currently, immigrants collectively have an assimilation index of 28, compared with an index of more than 50 in 1900. The study also separates economic, cultural and civic integration levels. The study's author, however, said that the data also indicates that the pace of assimilation over the past 25 years is higher than a century ago, which means immigrants are catching up to previous levels. "The nation's capacity to integrate new immigrants is strong," said Jacob Vigdor, an associate professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke University. But the progress "is not present for all groups and in particular, it's not present among some of the Latin American immigrants that are at the heart of the immigration debate these days," he added.
For Mexicans, the assimilation rate is 13, according to the index. By comparison, Canadians have an assimilation index of 53 and Germans have an index of 87, the highest. Vigdor said there could be many reasons why Mexicans have lower rates of assimilation, including that they are closer to their home country, they have more chances to speak Spanish, and they mostly come for economic reasons as opposed to immigrants who are fleeing dangerous regimes and fear going back. For example, Vietnamese immigrants had a strong incentive to accept the United States as their homeland, he said. In addition, many Mexican immigrants are in the United States illegally and therefore are unable to meet many of the criteria for assimilation.
WASHINGTON SERVICES REPORT STRONG RECRUITING The Marine Corps far surpassed its recruiting goal last month and could eventually be more than a year ahead of schedule in its plan to increase the force to 202,000 members. All military services met or exceeded their monthly recruiting goals in April, with the Marine Corps signing 142 percent of the number it was looking for, the Pentagon said. The Army signed 101 percent of its goal, recruiting 5,681 against a goal of 5,650. The Navy and Air Force met their goals 2,905 sailors and 2,435 airmen. The Marine Corps enlisted 2,233 recruits against a goal of 1,577.
Recruiting is easier in a slow economy, which limits other job possibilities. Officials also noted that the Army and Marines have added recruiters as well as bonuses and benefits. GUANTANAMO BAY charges dropped against '20th hijacker' The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks, his U.S. military defense lawyer said Monday.
Mohammed al-Qahtani was one of six men charged by the military in February with murder and war crimes for their alleged roles in the 2001 attacks. Authorities say Qahtani was denied entry to the United States. The charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be filed again, said Army Lt. Col. Bryan Broyles, Qahtani's lawyer.
Elsewhere LAW DEATHS: The FBI enforcement ENFORCEMENT officers were slain in the line of duty last year, up from 48 the previous year. A report Monday says 55 officers were killed with guns and two with vehicles. FEDERAL BUDGET: The federal government ran a budget surplus of in April, 10.4 percent less than a year ago, the Treasury Department reported. IMMIGRATION RAID: At least 300 people were arrested in a raid on a Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville, Iowa, the world's largest kosher meatpacking plant.
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