Immigrants who entered the U.S. and joined the workforce between 1990-2000 were younger and less educated than immigrants during all preceding decades between 1890 and 1990; one third lacked the equivalent of a US high school diploma. Immigrant Workers and the Great American Job Machine, Northeastern University, 2002.
Over 1.5 million of Florida’s residents speak little or no English, making it difficult to access information that can assist them in everyday survival skills. Florida Department of Education, Adult General Education Information, Sept. 2000.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hispanics experience the highest rate of fatal workplace injuries of all reported racial and ethnic groups.