Immigrant farmer programs and social capital: evaluating community and economic outcomes through social capital theory : it, K im L. N iewolny and M ark A. Brennan

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Immigrant farmer programs and social capital: evaluating community and economic outcomes through social capital theory

ABSTRACT

African immigrants in the USA experience economic challenges in the form of poverty and underemployment (Reed, Andrzejewski, & Strumbos, 2010; United States Census Bureau, 2010). Roughly 21% of African immigrants in the USA live at or below the poverty line (United States Census Bureau, 2010). Limited English language proﬁciency and education restrict many African immigrants to low-paying, unskilled jobs (Arthur, 2000; Reed et al., 2010).