What is Integration?
Immigrant integration is the full incorporation and inclusion of foreign-born New Yorkers in the economic, social, and civic/political fabric of their communities. The point of integration is reached when the economic, social, and political outcomes of foreign-born New Yorkers mirror those of their native-born counterparts.
Indicators of Economic Integration
Unemployment, income, poverty, working poor, full-time work, homeownership, rent burden
Indicators of Social Integration
Sense of belonging, connectedness, support, access and navigational ease, context of reception, English language proficiency. Mental Wellbeing (resilience, multicultural orientation, self concept)
Indicators of Political Integration
Sense of belonging, connectedness, support, access and navigational ease, context of reception, English language proficiency