Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Fortune 500 Companies with Immigrant Roots Generated More Money Than the GDP of Most Western Nations

Fortune 500 Companies with Immigrant Roots Generated More Money Than the GDP of Most Western Nations

When Fortune released this year’s Fortune 500 list—the magazine’s iconic ranking of the year’s top-grossing American companies—one fact remained unchanged from previous years: the profound role that immigrants and their children have played in establishing many of this country’s most successful and influential companies. Research by the American… Read More

New Report Reveals Immigrant Roots of Fortune 500 Companies

New Report Reveals Immigrant Roots of Fortune 500 Companies

In an annual review of the most successful companies in the United States, the American Immigration Council unveiled today (August 29, 2023) a report that sheds light on the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs and their children to the U.S. economy. Read More

New Americans in Houston

New Americans in Houston

A new research report, New Americans in Houston, released by the American Immigration Council, underscores the crucial role immigrants play in the Houston economy. Read More

New Americans in Allen County

New Americans in Allen County

New research from the American Immigration Council shows that immigrants in Allen County paid over $160 million in taxes and exceeded $496.0 million in spending power in 2019. The new report, New Americans in Allen County, was prepared in partnership with Amani Family Services, Downtown Fort Wayne, and Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Read More

New American Fortune 500 in 2023

New American Fortune 500 in 2023

See our updated web report on the largest American companies and their immigrant roots. Read More

The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Workforce

The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Workforce

New research from the American Immigration Council, The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Ohio’s Workforce, highlights the crucial and outsized role immigrants in Ohio are playing to help fill workforce shortages. Read More

Starting Anew: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America

Starting Anew: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America

A record 100 million people around the globe were forced to flee their homes in 2022, up from 65 million in 2015. Of those displaced last year, 32.5 million were refugees who had to leave their country in fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or group membership. Read More

New Americans in Northern Utah

New Americans in Northern Utah

New research from the American Immigration Council highlights the key role that new Americans are playing in northern Utah’s workforce and as taxpayers, consumers, entrepreneurs, international students, and more. This research brief, prepared in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, uses American Community Survey data to show the… Read More

The Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada

The Growing Demand for Physicians in Nevada

This research brief highlights the crucial role immigrants in Nevada are playing to help address critical physician shortages. Read More

New Research Shows Immigrants Contributed $8.6 Billion to the El Paso Metro GDP

New Research Shows Immigrants Contributed $8.6 Billion to the El Paso Metro GDP

The new report is the first in a series of five reports highlighting immigrants' positive economic impact on Texas border communities. Read More

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