Photo

Photo detail

World region of birth for Alexandria’s foreign-born population.

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo

More Educated, Better Paid

Foreign-born population attracted by government contracting and tech jobs.

Virginia’s foreign-born population is more educated and better paid, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. The Richmond-based think tank points out more than 40 percent of immigrants in Virginia have a bachelor’s degree or higher. That’s a significantly higher level of education than the United States as a whole, and it’s even a bit higher than native-born Virginians.

Comments

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Sign in to comment