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Absorption Ministry survey finds immigrants suffer severe economic disadvantages
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Jewish World Correspondent

A survey carried out by the Absorption Ministry shows that the income of new immigrants is substantially lower than that of veteran Israelis.

The survey, prepared for the Immigration and Absorption conference scheduled to take place in Ashdod next month, showed that 41 percent of new immigrants earn no more than NIS 5,000 per month. The survey includes immigrants who have been in Israel for as long as 17 years. Only 13 percent of veteran Israelis have such low wages.

According to the survey, 20 percent of new immigrant families earn more than NIS 10,000 per month, compared to 45 percent of the veterans.

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Other economic indicators surveyed in the study have shown gaps that do not favor the new immigrants. As such, when it comes to housing, in spite of government grants, only 62 percent of new immigrants live in a home they own, compared to 77 percent of Israeli society in general. Also, among new immigrants, unemployment stands at 13 percent compared to nine percent among the general population.

Notwithstanding the economic difficulties, 75 percent of the immigrants participating in the survey, conducted by Dr. Sonia Michaeli, the ministry's chief scientist, said that if they had to do it all over again, they would still choose to immigrate to Israel.

Only 10 percent of respondents said they were unsure about whether they would choose to immigrate to Israel in view of their experiences since coming here. However, dissatisfaction is much higher among those aged 18-34: as many as 30 percent say they are not certain they would like to stay here.

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  1.   I`m a new inmigrant 06:01  |  israel winicki 18/09/07
  2.   new immigrant 07:21  |  devora 18/09/07
  3.   Any Socialized Anything Over There? Food? Meds? 07:23  |  Yosemite 18/09/07
  4.   Immigrant Suffering. This is the tip of the iceberg. 07:33  |  Adam Admati 18/09/07
  5.   Re Israel Winicki #1 07:35  |  Esther 18/09/07
  6.   Big companies cheat immigrants 07:57  |  Rachelle 18/09/07
  7.   Tough to keep a job with out vitamin p 08:23  |  lily 18/09/07
  8.   a shame!!!!!! 08:25  |  michel 18/09/07
  9.   Look realistically 09:15  |  Jonny 18/09/07
  10.   Esther about Israel Winicki 09:24  |  S 18/09/07
  11.   #6 He needs to see a labor lawyer 09:27  |  Logic 18/09/07
  12.   immigrant wages 09:32  |  joe 18/09/07
  13.   The pluses and minuses of immigration 09:45  |  Big Al 18/09/07
  14.   ohhh, how good you all are. 09:51  |  devora 18/09/07
  15.   to Esther 10:04  |  israel wincki 18/09/07
  16.   Disaster place No. 10 10:09  |  Nellie 18/09/07
  17.   I`m a new inmigrant too 10:10  |  Mesudar 18/09/07
  18.   For Israel Winicki #1 and for S #10 10:15  |  Esther 18/09/07
  19.   immigrant incomes 10:23  |  rob of melbourne 18/09/07
  20.   devora, you are wrong 10:27  |  israel wincki 18/09/07
  21.   NONSENSE 10:29  |  T 18/09/07
  22.   something that I forgett 10:46  |  israel wincki 18/09/07
  23.   Re Israel Wincki #15 10:55  |  Esther 18/09/07
  24.   Immigrants earn lower wages 11:01  |  Maurice 18/09/07
  25.   Big Al 11:14  |  Nik Miller 18/09/07
  26.   Survey results 11:56  |  Leonid 18/09/07
  27.   to Ester 12:14  |  israel wincki 18/09/07
  28.   Nik # 25 12:34  |  charles 18/09/07
  29.   in many countries documents except israel 12:39  |  victor hardman 18/09/07
  30.   hi israel #20 12:45  |  ka 18/09/07
  31.   to Israel 12:47  |  devorah 18/09/07
  32.   Repatriates, not immigrants 13:20  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 18/09/07
  33.   OK, sad but Prespective 13:22  |  Buzaglow 18/09/07
  34.   I`m not rich but satisfied 13:23  |  Yonatan 18/09/07
  35.   I`m an old immigrant 13:53  |  NB 18/09/07
  36.   Let all immigrants go back to their country of origin. 13:57  |  Naim 18/09/07
  37.   to #1 13:59  |  NB 18/09/07
  38.   To Israel Winicki - suggestion 14:14  |  Kenny 18/09/07
  39.   figures don`t lie 14:20  |  NR 18/09/07
  40.   The problem is that in Israel, basic commodities like housing 14:29  |  Immigrant who 18/09/07
  41.   to naim 14:43  |  israel wincki 18/09/07
  42.   Wealth distribution in Israel 14:45  |  Ronen 18/09/07
  43.   Stupid people do what Stupid people are 14:59  |  Haim Cohen 18/09/07
  44.   #36 i support naim let all invaders from saudi arabia return 15:18  |  victor hardman 18/09/07
  45.   # 43 Stupid people do what Stupid people are 15:45  |  NB 18/09/07
  46.   Israel sucks 16:22  |  Alex 18/09/07
  47.   to naim 16:29  |  devorah 18/09/07
  48.   venomous 16:31  |  PAL 18/09/07
  49.   NONSENSICAL POSTS 16:44  |  T 18/09/07
  50.   Immigrants average lower wages - Duh! Thats normal in any country 18:22  |  Joe 18/09/07
  51.   Re Wincki #27 18:29  |  Esther 18/09/07
  52.   Childen of immigrants 19:07  |  Maurice 18/09/07
  53.   To dvora... 19:28  |  Maimon 18/09/07
  54.   Penniless immigrants 20:25  |  steve 18/09/07
  55.   Beit Shemesh People 20:38  |  Yossi 18/09/07
  56.   explanation 21:04  |  israel winicki 18/09/07
  57.   Steve # 54 21:05  |  charles 18/09/07
  58.   To chaim of Brooklyn , a schnorrer ? 21:11  |  charles 18/09/07
  59.   continuation 21:11  |  israel winicki 18/09/07
  60.   conclusion 21:22  |  israel winicki 18/09/07
  61.   For Winicki #55,58,59 22:43  |  Esther 18/09/07
  62.   Israel Winicki, the truth is Israel has a culture of cheating. 23:33  |  Oleh chadash 18/09/07
  63.   immigrants 02:15  |  tom 19/09/07
  64.   Olim Certainly Suffer a Disadvantage !! 08:44  |  F.Ried 19/09/07
  65.   didnt move to israel to get rich 08:57  |  proud olah 19/09/07
  66.   #63 09:00  |  israel wincki 19/09/07
  67.   Bet Shemesh People: response to Yossi 10:05  |  T 19/09/07
  68.   for Naim # 36 why go back instead of forward? 10:21  |  Michael Martin-Smith 19/09/07
  69.   Data Breakdown Please? 04:58  |  Eli 03/10/07
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