In an analysis that is pioneering in its range of data and geography, the California Immigrant Integration Scorecard measures immigrant integration and progress across ten California regions: Santa Clara, East Bay, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange, San Francisco, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, San Joaquin and Fresno. The Scorecard highlights regions that are getting it right - to which others might look for best practices, those that have room to improve, and emphasizes the need forstatewide strategies. The Scorecard also shows that immigrant integration can, in fact, be measured and improved. Drawing on the experience of MIPEX, researchers used a variety of indicators to capture different aspects of immigrant integration in the areas of economic mobility and civic participation as well as the receiving society’s openness. These indicators are grouped into four categories - Economic Snapshot, Economic Trajectory, Warmth of Welcome and Civic Engagement - bringing together 28 indicators of well-being. But it's not just immigrants' well-being that's at stake; the analysis argues that such integration is in all our interests...
California Immigrant Integration Scorecard
