Jan 30, 2007

Light-skinned immigrants in the United States make more money on average than those with darker complexions, and the chief reason appears to be discrimination, a researcher says. …William Darity Jr., an economics professor at the University of North Carolina, said Hersch’s findings are similar to a study he co-authored last year on skin tone and wages among blacks.

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