Between 2000 and 2013, immigrants accounted for all Main Street business growth nationally and in 31 of the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a new AS/COA-Fiscal Policy Institute study.
La Presidenta y CEO de AS/COA, Susan Segal, afirmó que el informe confirma que los inmigrantes son cruciales para la vitalidad económica y el éxito de las ciudades en Estados Unidos.
Entre 2000 y 2013 el florecimiento de 90.000 negocios de inmigrantes compensó la pérdida de 30.000 negocios de propiedad de estadounidenses, señala el más reciente reporte de AS/COA y el Fiscal Policy Institute.
Immigrants represent an outsize 28 percent of Main Street business owners nationally becoming a lifeline for dying neighborhoods, finds a new report by AS/COA and the Fiscal Policy Institute.
A new AS/COA and Fiscal Policy Institute report finds that in metropolitan Miami, immigrants make up 54 percent of the Main Street business owners, boosting local economic growth.
AS/COA's joint report shows immigrants account for all main street business growth nationally, leading to neighborhood revitalization.
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