Migration

Immigrants Make up Half of All Small Business Owners in NYC

October 3, 2011. New numbers from FPI's Immigration Research Institute show that immigrants make up almost half of all small business owners in New York City. And, immigrants in the labor force are somewhat more likely than U.S.-born workers to own small businesses. Immigrant small business owners are an extremely diverse group, with no single country of origin dominating; in fact, the top ten groups together still make up just 45 percent of the total number of immigrant small business owners. The businesses immigrants own [...]

2024-12-18T12:28:24-05:00October 3rd, 2011|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Migration, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Brooklyn Labor Market Review – Spring 2011

June 22, 2011. Prepared by FPI  for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the latest issue of the BLMR looks at immigrant entrepreneurs in Brooklyn by sector. The report finds that there are nearly 14,500 Brooklyn immigrant small businesses across a range of sectors from construction to restaurants, grocery stores, child care services and doctors' offices.

2024-12-18T12:28:44-05:00June 22nd, 2011|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Migration, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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The Changing Profile of Long Island’s Economy: How U.S.-born workers have fared as immigration has grown

November 17, 2010. This report shows the big overall immigrant contribution to Long Island's economy, stressing the diversity of immigrant jobs, but also looking at whether immigrants are displacing U.S.-born workers or lowering wages. For nearly all Long Island residents the answer is no. However, there is reason for concern about African American men with a high school diploma or less. They seem to be losing ground (higher unemployment rates) as immigrant share of the labor force increases. This issue deserves attention despite the fact [...]

2024-12-18T12:28:49-05:00November 17th, 2010|Migration, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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New York City Immigrants in the Great Recession

August 2, 2010. How are immigrants faring in the economic downturn? Data released by FPI shows that immigrants, who make up nearly half of the New York City labor force, have an unemployment rate that is slightly lower than for U.S.-born workers. First, immigration is sensitive to labor market demand, so when there are fewer jobs, immigration slows. Second, lacking a safety net, immigrants are more likely to work at whatever jobs they can get. U.S.-born workers may have the resources to search longer for [...]

2024-12-18T12:28:50-05:00August 2nd, 2010|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Migration, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Testimony by David Dyssegaard Kallick: The relationship between immigration and economic growth

June 30, 2010. Senior fellow David Dyssegaard Kallick testified at a public hearing held by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to hear ideas from members of the public. He testified about the relationship between immigration and economic growth and about the importance of federal support for state and local governments. Read the testimony.

2024-12-18T12:28:51-05:00June 30th, 2010|Migration, Tax & Budget, Testimony|
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Across the Spectrum: The Wide Range of Jobs Immigrants Do

April 15, 2010. Immigrants are by no means all low-wage workers in the 25 largest metropolitan areas, as this new report shows. In many metro areas, there are more higher-skilled immigrants than there are lower-skilled. Surprisingly, these are not the metro areas with the most economic growth; rather, they are areas with low overall immigration, including Pittsburgh, Detroit, and St. Louis. This is a companion report to Immigrants and the Economy, published November 2009.

2024-12-18T12:28:53-05:00April 15th, 2010|Migration, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Immigrants in New York City: Economic Profile by Country of Origin

January 21, 2010. Data citywide as well as specific to countries of origin (in order of population impact): Dominican Republic, Mexico, India, China, Jamaica, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana and British Guiana, Philippines, Haiti, El Salvador, Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Peru, Italy, Russia and other USSR, Ukraine, Pakistan, Cuba, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong.

2024-12-18T12:29:06-05:00January 21st, 2010|Migration, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Immigrants and the Economy

November 30, 2009. This new report shows the robust immigrant contribution to GDP in the country's 25 largest metropolitan areas. In the 25 metro areas combined, immigrants account for 20 percent of economic output and 20 percent of the population. The same basic relationship holds true, with slight variation, for each of the 25 areas, from metro Pittsburgh, where immigrants represent 3 percent of population and 4 percent of GDP, to metro Miami, where immigrants make up 37 percent of the population and 38 percent [...]

2024-12-18T12:29:07-05:00November 30th, 2009|Migration, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Immigration Facts for Binghamton, New York

April 3, 2009. The most recent data available from the Census Bureau show that eight percent of Binghamton residents are foreign-born. Of immigrants living in Binghamton, 44 percent are white, 11 percent are black, 32 percent are Asian. In addition, 11 percent are Hispanic (can be of any race). Fact sheet prepared by FPI's Immigration Research Initiative.

2024-12-18T12:29:09-05:00April 3rd, 2009|Migration, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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