In case Day Without Immigrants wasn’t enough of a reminder, immigrants are a significant part of this city’s economy.
To put things in perspective, Philly’s Office of Immigrants Affairs partnered a national initiative from advocacy group New American Economy aimed at producing an interactive map with stats on immigrant population in every congressional district, taxes paid and spending power, among other stats.
The local government entity contributed by “spreading the word,” according to spokesperson Ajeenah Amir.
Read the full story from Technical.ly: “Cool data viz alert: Economic impact of immigrants in Philly”
