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A lesson in demographics
The Wall Street Journal reports: Six years after the recession ended, the nation’s birthrate has begun to climb again. For every 1,000 women of childbearing age last year, there were 62.9 births, up from 62.5 births in 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is the first […]
Read MoreAttracting Immigrants Grows Our Economy
We can all be glad that unemployment recently fell to 5.4 percent. But the reality is that consistent economic growth remains elusive. Fortunately, the country has an untapped source of economic growth potential, and that is the many creative, industrious and motivated immigrants in our country. The United States has historically remained one of the […]
Read MoreHow 40 Million Immigrants Create Housing Wealth and Stabilize Communities
New research by Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and New American Economy (NAE) finds that the 40 million immigrants in the United States have created $3.7 trillion in housing wealth, helping stabilize less desirable communities where home prices are declining or would otherwise have declined. View more of the findings. Explore the interactive map. […]
Read MoreHow 40 Million Immigrants Create Housing Wealth and Stabilize Communities
New research by Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and New American Economy (NAE) finds that the 40 million immigrants in the United States have created $3.7 trillion in housing wealth, helping stabilize less desirable communities where home prices are declining or would otherwise have declined. View more of the findings. Explore the interactive map. […]
Read MoreImmigrants in Tennessee
Five percent of Tennessee residents are immigrants, while about 4 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in New York
Nearly a quarter of New York residents are immigrants, while almost one-fifth of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in Virginia
One in eight Virginia residents is an immigrant, while one in nine residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in Wyoming
Nearly 4 percent of Wyoming residents are immigrants, while nearly 5 percent are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreImmigrants in West Virginia
Almost 2 percent of West Virginia residents are immigrants, while an additional 2 percent are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent.
Read MoreHonoring America’s Foreign-Born Soldiers
Five Stories of Bravery and Patriotism Serving in the military has always been considered a patriotic and quintessentially American activity. And like so many things in America that have benefitted from immigration – from our cutting edge technology companies to our top-flight universities – our military owes much of its success to the contributions of […]
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