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New American Economy and National Partners Launch iMarch for Immigration to Highlight Economic Contributions of Immigrants, Call for Action on Dreamers
NEW YORK, New York — Today, New American Economy is launching iMarch for Immigration in partnership with more than twenty national organizations, including faith groups like the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Evangelical Association, tech companies like IBM and Pinterest, Hispanic groups like VotoLatino and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and […]
Read MoreUndocumented for Years, Republican Immigrant Runs for State House
Not many brides choose GOP figureheads as their wedding inspiration, but for Brazilian-American newspaper editor, local Republican candidate, and formerly undocumented immigrant Emanuela Palmares, it was a no-brainer. This fall, when Palmares married Connecticut Rep. J.P. Sredzinski, the couple put portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson on their wedding webpage. “We chose to pay […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Kansas City Metro Area Contribute $8.6 Billion to Local GDP and Hold $3 Billion in Spending Power
NEW YORK, NY – Immigrants contributed over $8 billion to the Kansas City metro area GDP in 2015, according to a new research brief released by New American Economy in partnership with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The report, which shows that immigrants in Kansas City are more likely to be working age and are overrepresented […]
Read MoreFirst Generation Farmer May Be Only-Generation Farmer if Foreign Labor Stays Home
Brandon Fawaz grew up tending backyard crops on 15 acres in Fort Jones, a small town in California’s far north Scotts Valley. The son of a Lebanese-American highway patrolman and a school principal, Fawaz ultimately stuck with farming. Today, Fawaz Farming, located 12 miles south of his hometown, produces hay and grain for consumption by […]
Read MoreWithout Migrant Workers, Texas Shrimp Trawlers Forced to Tie Up Boats
In 2007, Andrea Hance and her husband decided to buy a shrimp boat. The couple had stable careers in South Texas — he as a crop insurance agent and she as the owner of a mortgage company. But they were looking for a new challenge and were taken with the romantic notion of watching their […]
Read MoreCrain’s Detroit Business Journal: Amazon bid highlights gap in region’s talent strategy
While there are many factors (regional transit, tax incentives, available commercial space) that will be considered by Amazon in deciding to locate what is being dubbed its second headquarters (HQ2), there can be no doubt the real driver is talent. While long term, Amazon may be able to attract talent to fill the projected 50,000 […]
Read MoreThe Daily Illini: Champaign County research to reveal impact of immigration on economy
Some would say the current political climate in the United States is rather cold to waves of immigration from foreign countries. Champaign County on the other hand, is welcoming immigrants with open arms. Throughout the next few years, collective efforts from the University YMCA, Research Park, the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation and the cities […]
Read MoreDACA Recipient Wants to Give Her All to Only Country She Knows
In 2012, when Liz Cortez finally got her work permit under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented immigrants brought to the country as young children to legally live and work in the United States, she treated the paper like a massive engagement ring. “I was obsessed with my work permit for […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Tulsa
Representing just 6.7 percent of the population, immigrants in Tulsa, OK accounted for 27.9 percent of overall population growth between 2010 and 2015 and contributed $3.8 billion to the metro area’s GDP in 2015. The research brief, New Americans in Tulsa finds: There were 4,047 immigrant entrepreneurs in the Tulsa metro who generated $55 million in business […]
Read More4,000 Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Tulsa Metro Area Generated $55 Million in Business Income, New Study Shows
NEW YORK, NY – Today at the New Tulsans Summit, New American Economyreleased a report in partnership with the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Regional Chamber documenting the economic impact of immigrants in the Tulsa metro area. Representing just 6.7 percent of the population, immigrants accounted for 27.9 percent of overall population growth between 2010 and 2015 and […]
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