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Boise State Public Radio: What Are Immigrants Doing For Idaho’s Economy?
Many agree the immigration system is broken, and there’s a national debate on how best to fix it. This debate is sometimes based on emotions, not on data. But a new study released Tuesday is taking a closer look at the numbers. Asmaa Albukaie was Boise’s first refugee from Syria, arriving in late… Read More
The Cleveland Scene Weekly: “There Are 7,405 Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Cleveland, According to New Report”
A report released today by New American Economy and Global Cleveland helps paint a vivid picture of how the local immigrant population intersects with the local economy. Among the choice data points: There are 7,405 immigrant entrepreneurs in the Cleveland metro area, and the immigrant population as a whole (113,252 strong) boasts… Read More
WPRO Newstalk 630: Jeremy Robbins – study examines impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy
Jeremy Robbins, Executive Director of “New American Economy”; issues a report examining the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy. Listen to the full interview from WPRO Newstalk 630: “Jeremy Robbins – study examines impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy” Visit MapTheImpact.org… Read More
The Times-Tribune: Report: Immigrant entrepreneurs bolster local economy
When Krishna Kuikel lived in Nepal, he slept with six other family members in a bathroom-sized bamboo hut. Now, the 33-year-old refugee and his wife, Bindu, own a corner building on Scranton’s South Side where they live and run a thriving business — and plan to expand. After a stop… Read More
Cleveland Plain Dealer: “U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan hears immigration panel at International Institute of Akron”
Those immigrants paid $126 million in taxes and had a spending power of $342 million in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, says the research, conducted by the International Institute of Akron in partnership with the New American Economy. With immigration threatened by President Donald Trump, the institute on… Read More
The Cap Times: Study: Over 13,000 immigrants in Wisconsin are entrepreneurs
As a little girl in Mexico, Armida Ramos remembers spending many days in her mother’s restaurant. “I always used to be helping my mom, so in the future I wanted to have my own business,” she said. She moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 14, and brought… Read More
Syracuse Post-Standard: “Immigrants boosting the economies of Syracuse and Buffalo: study”
Immigrants are driving economic growth in Syracuse and Buffalo by regenerating the population, providing employers with needed labor and starting small businesses, according a new study. Immigrants contribute more than $2 billion in combined spending power in the greater Syracuse and Buffalo metropolitan areas, according to the study, conducted by New American… Read More
Columbus Dispatch: Immigrants crucial to Ohio economy, report says
Omar D’Angelo and his family moved to Columbus in 2000 to escape a crippling financial collapse that devastated the middle class in their native Argentina. Shortly after arriving here, he started helping his parents bake cakes and other South American confections for family members and friends. At the same time,… Read More
Univision Las Vegas: “En Nevada reaccionan ante las nuevas políticas migratorias”
En Las Vegas se llevó a cabo una conferencia de prensa en el restaurante El Sombrero, donde una abogada de inmigración, un analista republicano, una dueña de negocio y una doctora hablaron sobre la importancia de que se establezca una reforma migratoria, también abordaron las nuevas políticas de inmigración establecidas por el gobierno federal. La noticia… Read More
Times Telegram: Study: Crime rates drop as refugees move in
Nine out of 10 cities that received the most refugees relative to the size of their total population have experienced a decrease in their violent crime rates and property crime rate, according to a recent study. Utica, where refugees make up about 20 percent of the total population, experienced an… Read More
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