Diversity Extends to Business as Immigrants Open Up Shop
Diversity Extends to Business as Immigrants Open Up Shop
A new AS/COA-Fiscal Policy Institute report shows that between 2000 and 2013, immigrants accounted for all Main Street business growth nationally and in two-thirds of the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.
"People complain about this country, but there are so many (business) opportunities here you don't even have time to get to them all."
So says Jose Brito, a native of the Dominican Republic who came to the United States 20 years ago. The 40-year-old is the founder and CEO of Cherry Hill's We Care Home Care, a service that provides health care to seniors and the disabled....
mmigrants play a hefty role in Main Street businesses, says a report released last week by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.
Between 2000 and 2013, immigrants accounted for all Main Street business growth nationally, and in more than two-thirds of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in America, the report noted.
Immigrants who open Main Street businesses — grocery stores, restaurants, clothing stores and other enterprises — are often the backbone of neighborhoods across the country, the report said....
