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Immigrants in the New York Metro Area Economy: Detail by Country of Origin

Report Author: 
Fiscal Policy Institute
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Jan

A thorough and yet easy-to-understand breakdown of metro New York's immigrant population by country of origin including their economic impact. It begains with a nationwide survey of immigrant popoulations and ecnomic impact by city.

The city-wide data sows, in order of population impact: Dominican Republic, Mexico, India, China, Jamaica, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana and British Guiana, Philippines, Haiti, El Salvador, Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Peru, Italy, Russia and other USSR, Ukraine, Pakistan, Cuba, Bangladesh and Hong Kong.

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Immigration's Impacts on the Long Island Economy

Report Author: 
David Dyssegaard Kallick
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Nov

 

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New York City Immigrants in the Great Recession

Report Author: 
Fiscal Policy Institute
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Aug

How are immigrants faring in the economic downturn? Data released by the Fiscal Policy Institute shows that immigrants, who make up nearly half of the New York City labor force, have an unemployment rate that is slightly lower than for U.S.-born workers.

First, immigration is sensitive to labor market demand so when there are fewer jobs immigration slows. Second, lacking a safety net, immigrants are more likely to work at whatever jobs they can get. U.S.-born workers may have the resources to search longer for jobs that better match their skill level.

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The Changing Profile of Long Island's Economy: How U.S.-born workers have fared as immigration has grown

Report Author: 
Fiscal Policy Institute
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Nov

This report shows the big overall immigrant contribution to Long Island's economy not only stressing the diversity of immigrant jobs but also looking at whether immigrants are displacing U.S.-born workers or lowering wages.

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Immigrant Small Businesses in New York City

Report Author: 
Fiscal Policy Institute
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Oct

New numbers from the Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Institute show that immigrants make up almost half of all small business owners in New York City. And, immigrants in the labor force are somewhat more likely than U.S.-born workers to own small businesses.

Immigrant small business owners are an extremely diverse group with no single country of origin dominating; in fact, the top 10 groups together still make up just 45 percent of the total number of immigrant small business owners. The businesses immigrants own range across all sectors of the economy.

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Immigration and American Jobs

Report Author: 
Madeline Zavodn
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Dec

 

Immigration and American Jobs (click to view)

Immigrant Founders and Key Personnel in America's 50 Top Venture-funded Companies

Report Author: 
Stuart Anderson
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Dec

Immigrant Founders and Key Personnel in America's 50 Top Venture-funded Companies (click to view)

Immigrants are increasingly important in driving growth and innovation in America, as evidenced by the role played by foreign-born founders and key personnel in the nation's breakthrough companies. 

New Immigrants on Long Island: A vital sixth of the economy

Report Author: 
Fiscal Policy Institute
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Oct

New Immigrants on Long Island: A vital sixth of the economy (click to view)

Based on data from the 2009 American Community Survey and the 2010 and earlier decennial censuses, this report paints a detailed portrait of the economic contribution of immigrants to Long Island.  

An Economic Snapshot of Northwestern Queens

Report Author: 
Office of the State Comptroller, New York City
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Nov

 

An Economic Snapshot of Northwestern Queens (click to view)

New York City's tradition as a melting pot of cultures is vividly on display in the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, which have the highest concentration of immigrants in New York City.  

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