Immigrants provide boon, challenges to Worcester, study shows

WORCESTER – This city of factories, triple-deckers and single-family homes tucked around seven hills, counts almost 38,000 foreign-born residents, more than any other Gateway City in the Bay State, according to a new study from University of Massachusetts researchers. The study shows that many of the city's immigrants are better educated, earn more and are more likely to own their own homes than their native neighbors. But it also shows how some put undue strain on public services and health ca

WORCESTER – This city of factories, triple-deckers and single-family homes tucked around seven hills, counts almost 38,000 foreign-born residents, more than any other Gateway City in the Bay State, according to a new study from University of Massachusetts researchers. The study shows that many of the city's immigrants are better educated, earn more and are more likely to own their own homes than their native neighbors. But it also shows how some put undue strain on public services and health ca…