Employment and Wages

Employment and Wages

Amid Deadly Heat, Migrant Farm Workers are Keeping Americans Fed

New data analysis by the American Immigration Council found that migrant farm workers are playing a key role in feeding Americans, even as they are increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat. Read More

New Data Analysis: Immigrants Driving Opportunity, Prosperity in the U.S., Including in Swing States

A new analysis of 2022 U.S. census data highlights how, amidst the Biden administration's recent actions to limit asylum access along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in the context of ramped-up anti-immigrant rhetoric during this year’s presidential campaign, immigrants are helping make the United States a more prosperous and economically booming country. Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants Play Critical Role to Michigan’s Population Growth, Economy

New Report Shows Immigrants Play Critical Role to Michigan’s Population Growth, Economy

Immigrants accounted for 57.7 percent of Michigan’s population growth over last decade and contributed $67.8 billion, or 9.9 percent, of the state’s total GDP in 2022 Read More

Contributions of New Americans in Michigan

New research from the American Immigration Council highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Michigan’s population growth, labor force, business creation, and consumer spending power. Read More

New Americans in Midland

New research, New Americans in Midland, released today by the American Immigration Council, underscores the demographic and economic contributions that immigrants are making across the Midland, Texas, metro area. Read More

Economic Impact Report: New Americans in Dallas, Texas

Economic Impact Report: New Americans in Dallas, Texas

Research from the American Immigration Council highlights the key role that immigrants are playing in the City of Dallas’ workforce and as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs, international students, and more. Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants in Androscoggin County, Maine Paid Over $24 Million in Taxes and Held Over $74 Million in Spending Power in 2019

Immigrants play a crucial role in the labor force in southern Maine, according to data in a new report. Read More

On International Women’s Day, We Celebrate the Important Contributions of Immigrant Women in the American Workforce

On International Women’s Day, We Celebrate the Important Contributions of Immigrant Women in the American Workforce

Since its conception in 1977, International Women’s Day has evolved into a global celebration highlighting women’s achievements and the challenges they face. The holiday’s origins can be traced back to the women’s suffrage and labor movements in the early 20th century – predominantly those… Read More

New Report Shows Immigrants in Houston Paid Over $16 Billion in Taxes and Exceeded $50 Billion in Spending Power in 2021

A new research report by the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the Houston area’s economy, finding that immigrants paid $16 billion in taxes and exceeded $50 billion in spending power in 2021. Read More

New Americans in Southern Utah

New Americans in Southern Utah

New research from the American Immigration Council highlights the key role that immigrants are playing in southern Utah’s workforce and as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs, international students, and more. Read More

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