Florida, District 6
Indian Immigrant Supports Gainesville Community
Jyoti ParmarExecutive Director North Central Florida Indivisible At 11, Jyoti Parmar competed in an annual neighborhood race in her Indian town. The first-place prize: a shiny, red bicycle with tassels. But when Parmar won, she was told, “That’s the boys prize.” She argued with the judges but ultimately walked… Read More
New Data Shows Immigrants Make Up More Than 60 Percent of Middlesex County’s STEM Workers and Nearly Half of Business Owners
Immigrants held $9.4 billion in spending power– 42.8 percent of the total spending power in the county–and contributed more than $4 billion in taxes in 2018. Middlesex, NJ — Despite making up 34.5 percent of Middlesex County’s population, immigrants accounted for 64.4 percent of the county’s Science, Technology, Engineering,… Read More
Iowa and Immigration: A Guide to 2020
Immigration is one of the top issues in 2020, but the national conversation misses what is actually happening on the ground in Iowa. This guide highlights the stories that aren’t being told — the people, communities, and data that show how voters might consider this issue when they go to… Read More
New American Economy and the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition launch the Nashville New American Festival
New American Economy and the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition launch the Nashville New American Festival Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants in Genesee County Paid More than $100 Million in Taxes in 2017
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – Immigrants paid more than $100 million in taxes in Genesee County in 2017, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the City of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver‘s Office and the International Center of Greater Flint. In addition to their… Read More
New Data Shows Immigrants Are 40 Percent of Business Owners in Dallas County
DALLAS, TX – Immigrants accounted for 40 percent of Dallas County’s business owners in 2017, according to new research from New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce. In addition to their financial contributions, which included paying $2.8 billion in federal taxes and… Read More
New Data Shows Toledo and Lucas County Immigrants are Offsetting Local Population Loss
Toledo, OH – Immigrant community members who live in the City of Toledo and Lucas County have partially offset local population loss, according to new research by New American Economy (NAE). The report, which was published in partnership with Welcome Toledo-Lucas County (TLC), a local cross-sector initiative housed… Read More
Texas Tribune Opinion: Immigrant workers are why my health care business has grown
At Manchester Place Care Homes and Cambridge Caregivers, two senior care businesses that I co-own and operate in Dallas, we are aggressively hiring new employees. Business is up 75% year-over-year, which is fantastic, but our growth has created a big problem: There just aren’t enough job seekers to fill the 100-plus openings… Read More
New data shows Miami’s immigrants paid more than $16 billion in taxes in 2017
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to the Miami community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in Miami are driving economic growth — the metro area’s… Read More
New data shows Grand Rapids’ immigrants earned close to $2 billion in household income in 2017, an increase of more than $100 million in just one year
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and advocacy organization focused on immigration, released new data highlighting the significant contributions immigrants make to Grand Rapids’ community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in Grand Rapids, Michigan are driving economic growth — the… Read More
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