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Long Beach Post: Long Beach Receives National Research Award to Study Economic Impact of Immigrant Population
Long Beach has received a research award to study the local impact of its immigrant and refugee population, city officials announced Wednesday.= The award is part of the 2017 Gateways for Growth (G4G) Challenge, an annual competitive opportunity launched in 2015 for local communities to gain tailored research, direct technical… Read More
Payson Roundup: Study: Foreign born workers buttress the economy
Arizona needs its 920,000 foreign-born residents, both legal and otherwise, to fuel the state’s economy, according to a new study and some business leaders. The report Monday by the New American Economy says those families had $21.4 billion in household income in 2014, the most recent figures available. They paid… Read More
KTUL Tulsa: Tulsa to identify workforce opportunities, promote integration for immigrants
Mayor G.T. Bynum announced Wednesday that the City of Tulsa will be taking on a new initiative to better identify workforce opportunities for immigrants. Tulsa has been named one of 25 “Gateway for Growth” cities by the New American Economy, according to a press release. The city will receive a… Read More
Lancaster Online: “Lancaster Chamber wins Gateways for Growth Challenge Award focused on immigrants”
Lancaster Chamber has gotten another grant from two national organizations that seek to integrate the new Americans into local communities. The Gateways for Growth Challenge Award from New American Economy and Welcoming America presented to Lancaster and 24 other communities is to develop a plan for welcoming immigrants into the… Read More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Record gains by Latinos in Congress contradict narrative
President Donald Trump’s victory last year was widely understood to challenge predictions of a coming surge in Democratic-leaning Latino voters that would forever alter the American electorate. But with National Hispanic Heritage Month underway, some Latino political leaders are pointing to Congress to argue that Trump’s win was an anomaly. Read More
Miami Herald: Want your local economy to grow? Start embracing immigrants
All eyes are on Washington as the fate of nearly 800,000 undocumented young people brought here as children dominates the debate over America’s broken immigration system. But while many focus attention on the nation’s capital, important discussion is happening this week in New York. As the UN General Assembly meets,… Read More
Tucson Weekly: DREAMers Deferred
Marygrace Ghio found out she was undocumented when she was 13 years old. “It was sort of shocking because I was at the age where everyone got their license and then they went off to college,” she said. “And when I found out, it was like, well, I guess I won’t… Read More
Houston Chronicle: Study: Don’t mess with ‘Dreamer’ families – they vote, and there’s lots of them
As lawmakers in Congress calculate the political risks of making a deal to protect so-called Dreamers, a new study the New American Economy finds hidden political strength in their family members, particularly in Texas. The report found that roughly 2.5 million U.S. citizens live in the same household as someone who benefits… Read More
Worcester Business Journal: Worcester officials push for immigrant protections
State and local organizations and institutions are calling for protections to thousands of young undocumented immigrants who were previously safe from deportation thanks to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. According to business leaders and advocacy groups, repealing the law, which would take effect in March, would hurt the local economy. Read More
Bowling Green Daily News: City selected for study on integrating new Americans
The city of Bowling Green was recently selected to receive services to analyze how the city’s foreign-born population can be better integrated into the local workforce. Earlier this year, the city applied for a grant specifically to fund a study to help determine the best ways the area’s foreign-born population… Read More
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