During a Phoenix rally in the summer of 2015, Donald Trump lambasted Mexican immigrants, saying: "They're taking our manufacturing jobs. They're taking our money. They're killing us". A new analysis of household earning power has actually revealed that U.S.-born citizens are outearning immigrants in 45 states, often to the tune of thousands of dollars.
The analysis, conducted by Nerdwallet, found that Wyoming topped the list. In that state, a household led by someone born in the U.S. would have a median annual income of $59,689 compared to just $40,145 for a household headed by an immigrant. North Dakorta and Nebraska also have highly pronounced gaps at around $17,000. The five states that buck the trend and see immigrant households outearning U.S.-born households are Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, West Virginia and Virginia.
The States Where U.S. Citizens Hugely Outearn Immigrants
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This chart shows the median annual household income gap between U.S. born people & immigrants.
