Most South American immigrants prefer rural settlements, according to a study conducted by the Absorption Ministry. The study showed that almost half of those immigrants join villages throughout the country while some 30 percent join a kibbutz. The survey dealt with immigrants who have arrived in the last four years, and it observed their settlement habits in the first three years of their stay in Israel.
The study showed that the immigrants expressed a high degree of satisfaction with their jobs. Some 90 percent of them work in technical, scientific or white collar jobs, and 75 percent expressed satisfaction with their jobs after the first year in Israel. Their social mobility is considered high, and they integrate relatively fast into the veteran society. The degree of Hebrew-speaking among South American immigrants is high, and 80 percent of them speak Hebrew with sufficient fluency to communicate with Israelis after three years in the country.
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