Upwardly Global’s report, “Building Community and Fueling Growth: The Role of Immigrants in Reviving the Great Lakes Region,” which was written in collaboration with the American Immigration Council, was recently featured in Corp! Magazine. The article highlights the economic benefits of immigration against the current backdrop of mass deportations, providing key statistics from the report that illustrate how immigration is key in fueling population growth, maintaining a viable workforce (particularly in manufacturing and healthcare), and bolstering local economies.
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the possibility of deporting millions of immigrants from the United States.
Many people – including many economists — believe that would be a major economic mistake, considering many of those immigrants hold down jobs, pay taxes and have established themselves as members of their communities.
Count among them the folks at Upwardly Global and the American Immigration Council, which authored a new report calling immigrants a “key to the economic success and future viability of communities across the Great Lakes states region.
The report, “Building Community and Fueling Growth: The Role of Immigrants in Reviving the Great Lakes Region,” analyzed communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York. It found that immigration was key to fueling population growth, maintaining a viable workforce for critical industries like manufacturing and healthcare, and bolstering local economies.
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“Immigrants aren’t just fueling our economy — they are voters, homeowners, and entrepreneurs who keep our communities running,” said Jina Krause-Vilmar, Upwardly Global President and CEO. “At Upwardly Global, we see firsthand how their contributions go beyond the numbers; they’re stabilizing neighborhoods, opening new businesses, and shaping the political future of swing states in the Great Lakes region.”
Read the full article, “Report Finds Immigrants are Fueling Growth, Keeping Workforce Viable,” on Corp! Magazine.