Study Shows Increase in Housing Wealth, Jobs, as Immigrants Move into Communities
Study Shows Increase in Housing Wealth, Jobs, as Immigrants Move into Communities
"For every 1,000 immigrants living in a county, 46 manufacturing jobs are created or preserved", says a new study by AS/COA and Partnership for a New American Economy.
Immigrants in the nation have proven to be a contributing factor to manufacturing jobs, the increase in housing wealth and heightened civic engagement, according to a new report.
The study, conducted by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and Partnership for a New American Economy, showed that immigrants are helping to revitalize communities in the U.S. by moving and developing new cities and rural areas.
As immigrants move to rural areas, the U.S. born population is more likely to also consider those areas. For every 1,000 immigrants that arrive to a county, 270 U.S.born residents move there in response, the report states. By creating these moves, an immigrant is estimated to raise the total value of housing wealth in his or her county by $92,800, the data from the U.S. Census and American Community Survey showed....
“We see the contributions of immigrants to our communities everyday. Yet again, this report shows how immigrants help keep our economy vibrant and strong,” said AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal in a statement.
One of the biggest findings in the report was the contribution that immigrants are making in the preservation or creation of U.S. jobs, particularly in the manufacturing field.
For every 1,000 immigrants living in a county, 46 manufacturing jobs are created or preserved that would otherwise not exist or have moved elsewhere, the study showed....
