How Immigrants Forestall Death of More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Counties
March 15, 2013 |
March 15, 2013. The National Journal reports on how immigration has offset a decline in the U.S.-born population.
Without immigrants, many metropolitan regions would have declined; beyond the obvious destinations, namely New York and Chicago (respectively the largest and third-largest), immigrants shored up Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.
“Immigrants are innovators, entrepreneurs,” said Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder at a recent immigration conference, according to an Associated Press Report. “They’re making things happen.”
A July 2012 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute indicated that immigrants own 18 percent of small businesses in the U.S., up from 12 percent in 20 years.
How Immigrants Forestall Death of More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Counties
March 15, 2013 |
March 15, 2013. The National Journal reports on how immigration has offset a decline in the U.S.-born population.
Without immigrants, many metropolitan regions would have declined; beyond the obvious destinations, namely New York and Chicago (respectively the largest and third-largest), immigrants shored up Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.
“Immigrants are innovators, entrepreneurs,” said Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder at a recent immigration conference, according to an Associated Press Report. “They’re making things happen.”
A July 2012 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute indicated that immigrants own 18 percent of small businesses in the U.S., up from 12 percent in 20 years.