B. The median household income for an immigrant from the United Kingdom was $41,158. Japanese immigrants came in second at $35,487. Most Central American and African immigrants were in the high teens. Median income for Mexicans was $16,712, and Indians ranked 7th at $22,231. The lowest paid are Vietnamese at $12,507, Laotians at $11,750, and those from the former Soviet Union at $8,248 ("America's Diverse Immigrants," San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 1993).
Question: If Africans as a group are the highest educated, why is their median household income, $17,871, in the lower half of the income scale?
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