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Nearly 6 Million Workers Employed at Immigrant-Owned Businesses, New Report Finds

Nearly 6 Million Workers Employed at Immigrant-Owned Businesses, New Report Finds

  Nearly 6 Million Workers Employed at Immigrant-Owned Businesses, New Report Finds 40.2 Percent of 2016 Fortune 500 Firms Founded by Immigrants or Their Children New York, NY – New American Economy released a report detailing the outsized role immigrants play as entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy. Read More

Reason for Reform: Entrepreneurship

Reason for Reform: Entrepreneurship

New American Economy released a report detailing the outsized role immigrants play as entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy. In 2014, America’s foreign-born population owned close to three million businesses, generating over $65 billion in business income. The report draws on the American Community Survey, the Survey of Small Business Owners, and… Read More

Reason for Reform: Entrepreneurship

Reason for Reform: Entrepreneurship

New American Economy released a report detailing the outsized role immigrants play as entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy. In 2014, America’s foreign-born population owned close to three million businesses, generating over $65 billion in business income. The report draws on the American Community Survey, the Survey of Small Business Owners, and… Read More

A Helping Hand: How Immigrants Can Fill Home Health Aide Shortages in America's Rural Communities

A Helping Hand: How Immigrants Can Fill Home Health Aide Shortages in America’s Rural Communities

By 2030, America’s population of seniors will reach 71.5 million–a two-fold increase in the span of thirty years. As this demographic shift unfolds, healthcare services will be in increasingly high demand. A report by New American Economy projects that by 2022, the number of needed home health aides will increase… Read More

A Helping Hand: How Immigrants Can Fill Home Health Aide Shortages in America's Rural Communities

A Helping Hand: How Immigrants Can Fill Home Health Aide Shortages in America’s Rural Communities

By 2030, America’s population of seniors will reach 71.5 million–a two-fold increase in the span of thirty years. As this demographic shift unfolds, healthcare services will be in increasingly high demand. A report by New American Economy projects that by 2022, the number of needed home health aides will increase… Read More

Who Will Care for Our Seniors?

Who Will Care for Our Seniors?

Between 2000 and 2030, America’s elderly population is expected to more than double from 35 million to 71.5 million. This demographic shift will put enormous pressure on the U.S. healthcare system, which is already strapped for workers. A new report by New American Economy (NAE), Who Will Care for… Read More

Who Will Care for Our Seniors?

Who Will Care for Our Seniors?

Between 2000 and 2030, America’s elderly population is expected to more than double from 35 million to 71.5 million. This demographic shift will put enormous pressure on the U.S. healthcare system, which is already strapped for workers. A new report by New American Economy (NAE), Who Will Care for… Read More

Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy

Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy

  Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy ANCHORAGE, AK – Today at noon, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, First Lady Dr. Mara Kimmel, and AEDC President Bill Popp will host a “Lunchtime Talk” to discuss the economic impacts of new Americans in Anchorage. At… Read More

Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy

Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy

  Municipality, NAE Release Anchorage-Specific Data on New Americans’ Contributions to Local Economy ANCHORAGE, AK – Today at noon, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, First Lady Dr. Mara Kimmel, and AEDC President Bill Popp will host a “Lunchtime Talk” to discuss the economic impacts of new Americans in Anchorage. At… Read More

The Foreign-Born in Des Moines

The Foreign-Born in Des Moines

New American Economy has developed a series of research briefs that examine the demographic and economic contributions of immigrant communities in counties and cities across the United States. The latest report in the series focuses on Des Moines. The brief shows that 48,760 immigrant residents in Des Moines–who account for roughly… Read More

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