California Now the Least-Educated State Report Examines How
Immigration Has Changed the Golden State WASHINGTON, June 10
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1970, nine percent of California's
population was comprised of immigrants; by 2008 it was 27
percent. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies
(CIS) finds that as a result of immigration, California now has
the least-educated labor force of any state. Historically,
California was not a state with a disproportionately large
unskilled population, like Appalachia or parts of the South.
However, immigration has transformed the state. Absent a change
in immigration policy, other parts of the country may be
transformed in a similar fashion. The report, "A State
Transformed: Immigration and the New California," can be found
at http://www.cis.org/california-education. Among the findings:
- In 1970 California had the 7th most educated work force of the
50 states in terms of the share of its workers who had completed
high school. By 2008, it ranked 50th, maki