Newsmax: Michael Bloomberg Launches Immigration Reform Advocacy Group
Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a bipartisan immigration advocacy group powered in part by President Donald Trump supporters, Politico reported. The Partnership for a New American Economy, the purpose of which is to rally public support for immigration reform, has tapped two Trump supporters… Read More
WKSU News Radio: “Immigrants in Cleveland are Vital to the Local Economy and Entrepreneurship, Study Finds”
A bi-partisan group has created an interactive map showing the economic impact of immigrants in all 50 states. The map comes from a study produced by the group New American Economy. According to the study, in Cleveland, immigrants have over $3 billion in spending power and contribute over $1 billion in taxes. It… Read More
The 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
The Jamestown Sun: Study: Immigrants make up growing part of workforce, tax base of ND, Minnesota
A new analysis is shedding some light on the growing economic impact of immigrants who live and work in North Dakota and Minnesota as questions of immigration policy, especially for refugees, continue to split opinions locally and nationally. Newly compiled data released Tuesday, Feb. 21, morning by national organization New… Read More
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
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