Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and current secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, draws attention to an AS/COA and Partnership for a New American Economy study on the contributions of immigrants to the U.S. economy and housing wealth.

“One would expect, with everything else that’s happening [in US-Cuba relations], that migration policy would have to regularize… though this process won’t happen overnight,” comments COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth explains the value of sustained U.S. engagement with Latin America.

From 2000-2013, immigrants accounted for 48 percent of the overall growth of business ownership in the United States, uncovers the latest AS/COA and Fiscal Policy Institute report.

Los inmigrantes han contribuido al crecimiento de pequeños y medianos negocios en Estados Unidos entre 2000 y 2013, apunta un nuevo reporte de AS/COA y el Fiscal Policy Institute.

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