Immigrants pave the way for the gentrification of black neighborhoods

A study shows Asian and Hispanic immigrants alter U.S. neighborhood demographics

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IMMIGRANT PIONEERS  For decades, gentrification left predominantly black neighborhoods untouched. But now these neighborhoods are gentrifying faster than nonblack ones. Immigrants may be pioneering that shift, a study finds.

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Many think of gentrification today as wealthy, white millennials moving into low-income, minority neighborhoods and driving up housing costs.