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Bringing Vitality to Main Street: How Immigrant Small Businesses Help Local Economies Grow
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Summary: Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Economic Growth - How Immigrant Small Businesses are Supporting Main Street
January 28, 2015
/ Steven McCutcheon

An expert panel analyzed the impact of immigrants on local economies and examined examples of succesful integration initiatives. 

United States
Immigration
ASCOA
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Los migrantes se hacen del comercio
January 27, 2015
/ Rubén Aguilar Valenzuela

En la actualidad, de los 4.9 millones de microempresarios registrados en el país, 900,000 son migrantes señala un nuevo informe de AS/COA y el Fiscal Policy Instutite.

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Entrepreneurship
Immigration
ASCOA
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Diversity Extends to Business as Immigrants Open Up Shop
January 26, 2015
/ Joe Cooney

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.

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Immigration
ASCOA
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Immigrants Fundamental to Main Street Business, Study Shows
January 21, 2015
/ Simón Rios

The new AS/COA-Fiscal Policy Institute study reveals that while immigrants make up 16 percent of the U.S. workforce, 18 percent of them are business owners.

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The House vote to overturn President Obama's immigration actions can hurt immigrants' vital role on 'Main Street'
January 18, 2015
/ Albor Ruiz

The new report by AS/COA and the Fiscal Policy Institute found that immigrants are crucial for Main Street businesses, which are key to neighborhood growth and vitality.

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Immigration
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Rubén Rosario: Down on Main Street, They're Still Building America
January 17, 2015
/ Rubén Rosario

Between 2000 and 2013, immigrants accounted for 48 percent of overall growth of business ownership nationally, according to a new AS/COA and Fiscal Policy Institute report.

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Immigration
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Los nuevos dueños de la calle en Estados Unidos
January 17, 2015
/ Vicente Jiménez

Los inmigrantes representan el 28 por ciento de los dueños de negocios de las calles principales en los vecindarios y generan alrededor de 50.000 millones de dólares al año, apunta un reciente reporte de AS/COA y el Fiscal Policy Institute.

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