CNN: Immigrants Helped Save Akron, OH
Over the past several years, the city has become a virtual melting pot as a steady influx of immigrants and refugees from countries like Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Syria and Iraq have started calling Akron home. And they couldn’t have come soon enough. Like many Rust Belt cities, Akron was hit hard… Read More
Business Expert: Automation, not Immigrants, Have Taken U.S. Jobs
When Fariborz “FG” Ghadar was in Silicon Valley several years ago, he saw an alarming billboard. It read: “H-1B Problems? PIVOT to Canada.” Sponsored by the Canadian government and aimed at highly skilled immigrants in the technology sector, “It essentially said, If you are having difficulty getting a visa in… Read More
Rubin: Refugees up, crime down in Southfield, elsewhere
Southfield has embraced 4,478 refugees across a 10-year span, and in that same period, its rates of violent crime and property crime have plummeted. No one is claiming a cause and effect. Across the same decade, from 2006-15, Southfield most likely embraced more cellphones and Netflix memberships, too. What’s interesting… Read More
How immigrants helped save the economy of Akron, Ohio
Over the past several years, the city has become a virtual melting pot as a steady influx of immigrants and refugees from countries like Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Syria and Iraq have started calling Akron home. And they couldn’t have come soon enough. Like many Rust Belt cities, Akron was hit hard… Read More
GoDaddy CEO: If You’re Against Outsourcing, You Should Support U.S. Visas For Skilled Foreigners
Last week a preliminary draft order titled “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs” surfaced that targets H-1B “genius” visas. The order signaled a second wave of the Trump Administration’s immigration agenda— with potentially catastrophic effects to the U.S. economy. I’ve written and… Read More
Los Angeles Daily News: Immigrants fueled LA economy to tune of $232.9 billion in 2014
A new report finds that immigrants in Los Angeles County contributed $232.9 billion to the region’s economy, nearly 35.7 percent of the area’s economic output. The report, “New Americans in Los Angeles,” breaks down immigrant contributions to the city of L.A. and to the county, providing a “snapshot” on a… Read More
New Study Shows the Economic Power of Immigrants in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gary Toebben held a press conference to highlight the economic contributions of immigrants in Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles. The event marks the release of a New American… Read More
Immigrants Have Positive Impact on the L.A. Economy, According to New Study
Immigrants contribute significantly to the economies of the city and county of Los Angeles, according to a study released today. The report from the New American Economy, which is a bipartisan coalition of mayors who support immigration reform, says immigrants contributed $232 billion to the county’s gross domestic product in… Read More
Do refugees make U.S. cities safer? Some (limited) research says yes
Is there a link between crime rates and refugee resettlement in the U.S.? One group’s research suggests there is–a beneficial one, and that one Michigan city has benefited the most. The research is from a group called Partnership for a New American Economy. It’s a nationwide group of mayors and businesspeople… Read More
NYT: Why Silicon Valley Wouldn’t Work Without Immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO — The workers of Silicon Valley make unlikely revolutionaries. As a group, they are relatively wealthy, well educated and well connected. While most here supported Hillary Clinton, tech workers are not the most obvious targets of President Trump’s policy ideas. Many who populate the world’s richest tech companies… Read More
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