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 that immigrant household income in the New York metro area grew by more than $11 billion in 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 the New York metro area’s community and economy. The data shows that immigrants in New York are playing an essential… Read More
Dallas Morning News Opinion: Unfair immigration policies are hurting economic growth in Texas
I often hear from business owners that current immigration policies are affecting their bottom line. And as head of the North Texas Commission, an organization dedicated to advancing the region, that’s the last thing I want to hear. North Texas has one of the most diverse economies in the state… Read More
Attempts to Restrict Asylum in the U.S. Betray America’s Legacy
The Trump administration announced a new rule that would bar many individuals seeking protection in the United States from being able to apply for asylum. The American Immigration Council believes we should not be afraid to embrace our humanitarian obligations in a way that respects the rule of law. Read More
New Research shows immigrants were responsible for more than one-third of total population growth in America’s 100 largest metro areas
New York – Today New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research and immigration advocacy organization, released new data showing the significant contributions that immigrants make to America’s 100 largest metro areas. The data, which shows taxes paid, industries supported, and businesses started, is featured on Map the Impact,… Read More
NAE Statement on House Passage of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R.1044). The legislation addresses the decades-long wait times for applicants from places like India, China, or the Philippines by eliminating caps for employment-based visas and raising the family visa cap from 7 percent to 15 percent. Read More
New Report Shows Immigrants in Lowell Accounted for Nearly 90 Percent of Recent Population Growth
Lowell, MA – Immigrant households earned nearly $1.5 billion and contributed $402 million in taxes in 2017, according to new research by New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with the Lowell Refugee and Immigrant Support and Engagement (RISE) Coalition and the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce. The report also finds… Read More
Kenyan Architect Starts Over in Lowell and Finds a Way to Repay the Favor
Anthony Nganga came to the United States in 2004 to join his wife, who had moved to America to earn a master’s degree and was living in Lowell. In Kenya, Nganga had worked as an architect. Now, because foreign professional licenses typically are not recognized in the United States, he… Read More
Cambodian Immigrant Turns Street Lessons in English into Full-Time Position at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, MA
Tooch Van was the youngest of 10 children, a baby when the Khmer Rouge took his family away. His parents must have hid him, he says; a neighbor later heard his cries, “A miracle.” In Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, when the Khmer Rouge set out to build… Read More
Escaping Cambodia as a Child, Lowell Resident Uses Business Expertise to Help His Community
Rasy An was about 9 when the Khmer Rouge sent him to a work camp. “I still have scars on my hand,” he says. “I told my daughter: This is something I had to do to survive, because if you couldn’t work they didn’t keep you alive.”… Read More
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