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As The Mexican Population Grows, Their Earning Power Remains Low

Aired: March 11, 2011 One Comment

Reporter: Kumutha Ramanathan
Producer: Matthew Kelly

New York’s Mexican population has grown by more than 100,000 people since 2000. If this trend continues, Mexican immigrants will become the largest Latino group in the city by 2024. But as Kumutha Ramanathan reports, while the population has grown its earning power has not.