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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, he was learning English, taking […]
Read MoreThe 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 American Economy crunched the number […]
Read MoreThe 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 $3.2 billion in spending power. […]
Read MoreThe 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 in Burlington, Vermont, in 2008, […]
Read MoreColumbus 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, he was learning English, taking […]
Read MoreUnivision Las Vegas: “En Nevada reaccionan ante las nuevas políticas migratorias”
En Las Vegas se llevó a cabo una conferencia de prensa en el restaurante El Sombrero, donde una abogada de inmigración, un analista republicano, una dueña de negocio y una doctora hablaron sobre la importancia de que se establezca una reforma migratoria, también abordaron las nuevas políticas de inmigración establecidas por el gobierno federal. La noticia de las nuevas políticas de inmigración que […]
Read MoreTimes Telegram: Study: Crime rates drop as refugees move in
Nine out of 10 cities that received the most refugees relative to the size of their total population have experienced a decrease in their violent crime rates and property crime rate, according to a recent study. Utica, where refugees make up about 20 percent of the total population, experienced an approximate 20 percent decrease in […]
Read MoreInforum: Immigrants make up growing part of workforce, tax base of North Dakota, 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 American Economy crunched the number […]
Read MoreNew York Post: Bloomberg-backed group plans pro-immigration campaign
A Michael Bloomberg-backed group is organizing a massive pro-immigration campaign this week, a direct challenge to President Trump’s hardline stance on the controversial issue. “Immigration is top of the agenda politically, but the national discussion often bears little resemblance to the facts on the ground,” said the Partnership for a New American Economy’s executive director, […]
Read MoreNew Americans in Buffalo and Syracuse
New American Economy (NAE) released a report documenting the critical impact immigrants have on the Upstate economies of Buffalo and Syracuse through their contribution to population growth, high rates of workforce participation, large tax contributions, and spending power. This report was released in conjunction with the launch of Map the Impact—an NAE campaign to highlight the power of immigrants […]
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