I respect you because you always bring data to back up what you say and you don't bring feminine emotions like these other dudes. Anyway, not all black immigrants are rich especially not the Caribbean ones since the rich and poor emigrate at similar rates.
black immigrants vs black Americans financial health
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mr. Akan/igbo
Nah imma let you go to sleep angry
I am not angry about any crap talked about on a message board, especially by some clueless emotional person that doesn't know the history of Black people in the USA. Here are some pictures of the people that paid the price for you to be in this country. As a descendant of these type of people, I say on behalf of them; you are welcome.
Only 80%???
yall jokes. Im not even going to respond to that bullshyt. Black America was worse off than Nigeria in the 60s/70s
IllmaticDelta
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I know this but the self selection is at work though. For example, I remember this British Jamaican dude from a board years ago say that the Jamaican's that went to/are in the UK were poorer, less educated and not as successful as the ones in the USA. He then said that Ghanaians in the UK were considered a model minority and they looked down on the Jamaicans because of this. He told me there were some Aframs there and they were pretty successful/middle class types. I don't live there so I don't know if it's true or not but it backs up my point about immigrant/emigrant populations not being a good representation of the country or group in question simply because of numbers.
and despite all that look at what African Americans accomplished by the 60s
yall so insecure you don't even know i'm complimenting younot really true, the first Jamaicans to go to the UK came to fill up their labor shortages post WWII, the UK figured since they spoke English and were part of the Empire it would be a win-win. so the people there weren't really poor since they were filling up working class/blue collar type jobs. eventually the UK restricted immigration from former colonies and Jamaicans turned to the US and Canada in the late 60s onward. Also remember that Jamaicans have been in the UK for longer than Jamaicans have been in the US, they are much more assimilated than US//Canadian Jamaicans. I don't have a link right now (i got it through jstor) but i've studied this and the US received immigrants from ALL classes AND races in Jamaica (many of Jamaica's upper class moved to Florida but also there are much more illegal Jamaicans in Florida than in New York for example). i don't know much about the UK, but i do know that after their restrictions on immigration, many of the Jamaicans now immigrate to the UK for family reunification / already have a job there etc.
IllmaticDelta
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and despite all that look at what African Americans accomplished by the 60s
not really true, the first Jamaicans to go to the UK came to fill up their labor shortages post WWII, the UK figured since they spoke English and were part of the Empire it would be a win-win. so the people there weren't really poor since they were filling up working class/blue collar type jobs. eventually the UK restricted immigration from former colonies and Jamaicans turned to the US and Canada in the late 60s onward. Also remember that Jamaicans have been in the UK for longer than Jamaicans have been in the US, they are much more assimilated than US//Canadian Jamaicans. I don't have a link right now (i got it through jstor) but i've studied this and the US received immigrants from ALL classes AND races in Jamaica (many of Jamaica's upper class moved to Florida but also there are much more illegal Jamaicans in Florida than in New York for example). i don't know much about the UK, but i do know that after their restrictions on immigration, many of the Jamaicans now immigrate to the UK for family reunification / already have a job there etc.
I believe he was talking about the current population there. I don't remember him talking about the initial British Jamaican population.
Jamaican immigration to the UK isn't that big anyore, it may be true that the ones going now are poorer, i wouldn't know
IllmaticDelta
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That's more or less what he was saying but I don't know either
fukking UK man
Very stupid to compare, just do your shyt and move on