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COTE D'IVOIRE
Community
in North Texas |
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| Most Ivoirians in North Texas have arrived since 1990. The principal reason for migration is education. We prize intellectual growth as much as economic progress. For that reason, we leave our country and seek higher education in America. A large majority choose to stay in the United States after graduating and purchase a home. They become both a business national and international for the United States and contribute to taxes. |
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| Economic and educational opportunities. The Cote d'Ivoire has struggled in recent years to maintain economic and political vitality. Despite attempts since the early 1990s to institute democratic governance, the lack of democratic methods and institutions has many to leave. The Cote d'Ivoire economy is agriculture-based, and fluctuations in the international price of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm oil are immediately felt. For these reasons, Ivoirians in the United States are highly trained professionals who are part of the brain drain that deprives their homeland of scientists and researchers. |
North Texas population according to US Census 2000: 300
Ivoirian immigrant men outnumber women
Nearly half of local Ivoirians hold a bachelor's or higher degree
Average household size: 4 persons
Average family income: $48,000
Estimated undocumented: 10%
American citizens or green card holders: 20% |
Languages spoken at home: French, English
About 15% of Ivoirians do not yet speak English well |
North Dallas, Arlington
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Most Ivoirians in North Texas adults of working age. They are employed in white collar positions such as banking, engineering, accounting. |
Evelyne Dubois, Association of Ivorians in Texas,
edjamatdubois@yahoo.com, 214-365-7571
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Lisette Zounon, Association of Ivorians in Texas,
zzlisette@yahoo.com, 817-714-4880
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