Study: Immigrants Benefit NYC Economy, Quality of Life (+VIDEO)
Study: Immigrants Benefit NYC Economy, Quality of Life (+VIDEO)
Voice of America explores a new AS/COA report on the contributions of immigrants to the economic and social renaissance of New York City.
NEW YORK — New York has long been a magnet for immigrants looking for a better life. A new independent research study also shows that immigrants help the city thrive as well.
Immigrants like those at a recent New York rally are an increasingly potent economic force. According to the Mayor’s office, immigrants make up more than 40 percent of the city’s population.....
Helping neighborhoods
An independent research report sponsored by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, - or AS/COA - contradicts a common perception that links immigrants with poverty and crime.
The study examined rising immigration statistics and neighborhood police reports between 1990 and 2010. New York City’s economy and quality of life improved greatly during that period - especially in declining neighborhoods - and the report"s author, Jacob Vigdor, found a link....
Immigrant entrepreneurship
Immigrant entrepreneurship also helps drive the city’s growth. And immigrants often perform the necessary jobs native-born Americans don’t want, said ASCOA policy manager Kate Brick.
“… Like in the agricultural sector, the manufacturing sector [and] the service industry. It runs the gamut. And at the same time, immigrants coming to the US are extremely diverse," said Brick....
