July 23, 2003

Minnesota's immigrant groups are making economic strides, especially in Hmong community

Nikki Tundel - Interviewer, Michele Garnett McKenzie - Interviewee

LISTEN:Minnesota's immigrant groups are making economic strides, especially in Hmong community
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MPR’s Nikki Tundel interviews Michele Garnett McKenzie, director of the Refugee and Immigrant Program at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, about newly released figures show Minnesota's largest minority groups are making significant economic strides. McKenzie says over the last few decades the state has become a magnet for the county's newest residents.

The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that poverty rates are down and education levels are up among the state's Hmong, African, and Mexican populations.

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