Ohio, District 3
New Report Shows Immigrants in Central Ohio Paid More than $2 Billion in Taxes in 2019
Immigrants in the Columbus region accounted for 26.4 percent of the population growth between 2014 and 2019. COLUMBUS, OH – Immigrants paid more than $2.1 Billion in taxes in central Ohio in 2019, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) through the Gateways for Growth program, operated… Read More
New Americans in the Columbus Metro Area
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants paid more than $2.1 Billion in taxes in central Ohio in 2019. The new report, New Americans in the Columbus Metro Area, was prepared in partnership with US Together, the Columbus City Council, and the Franklin County Commissioners. In addition… Read More
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Ohio business leaders will push for place-based immigration in 2021
The push for more immigration targeted to specific regional areas as a means to replace declining population while growing the workforce is one of the main focuses for Ohio Business for Immigration Solutions and other organizations. As Ohio’s 134th General Assembly and the 117th Congress prepare toconvene new legislative… Read More
Ohio Dreamer One of Many Healthcare Workers U.S. Could Lose Without DACA
After many years of struggle, Diana Marquez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, is living the American Dream. A licensed phlebotomist, she is a supervisor at a Columbus, Ohio, blood bank and owns a three-bedroom home, which she shares with her husband and her 4-year-old son, who was born in the… Read More
Florida Dreamer: Americans Do Not Understand How Complicated Immigration Process Is
In 2000, Juan Escalante’s parents fled the violence of their native Venezuela. His mother and father, owners of a small print shop, were subject to targeted carjackings and death threats. Finally, enough was enough. They wanted safety for their three young children. So, in search of a better life, they… Read More
One Refugee Couple, Dozens of Entrepreneurial Stories
Nadia Kasvin came to the United States under the terms of the Lautenberg Amendment, a 1989 policy that allowed Jews and other religious minorities facing persecution in the former Soviet Union to seek asylum in America. Three years after applying, and after numerous background checks and interviews, Kasvin and her… Read More
Somali Asylee Now Creates Dozens of U.S. Jobs
Abdirahman Kahin came to the United States from Africa in 1996 seeking asylum. Today, he is a successful entrepreneur and the CEO of Afro Deli, a fast, casual restaurant with two locations in Minneapolis. “We’re about to open a third location at the airport,” he says, “and we’re approaching $2… Read More
Billions of Dollars in Tax Receipts Forgone Annually as Nearly 2 Million Highly Skilled Immigrants in U.S. Are Stuck in Low-Skilled Jobs or Unemployed
U.S. is Home to Almost 2 Million Underutilized Immigrants, Including Almost Half a Million with STEM Degrees WASHINGTON – The United States has long attracted some of the world’s best and brightest. But nearly 2 million immigrants with college degrees are relegated to low-skilled jobs or can’t… Read More
Columbus, OH Evangelical Pastor Shares his Reason for Reform
Rich Nathan, senior pastor of the Vineyard Church in Columbus, OH, knows what it’s like to feel out of place. He grew up in a Jewish home in Queens, NY, and attended religious schools, but he always felt somewhat disconnected from the faith of his parents and teachers. For many… Read More
Head of Washington Grower’s League Says Immigrant Farm Workers Do Not Steal American Jobs
As head of the Washington Grower’s League for 29 years, Mike Gempler knows how critical immigration reform is to American farmers. He says our guest worker program is complicated, expensive, and often does not bring workers into the country in time to work on highly perishable crops when they are… Read More
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