Press Release - New American Economy

June 18, 2018

Foreign-Born Residents Paid $430 Million in Taxes in Louisville in 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY – Immigrants in the Louisville metro area paid $430 million in taxes in 2016, including $282 million in federal taxes and $148 million in state and local taxes, according…
June 14, 2018

Demand for Bilingual Jobs in Arkansas Nearly Doubled in Five Years, New Study Shows

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Today, New American Economy (NAE) joins Arkansas business leaders and education advocates to support the creation of a state Seal of Biliteracy program as a resolution to…
June 7, 2018

Immigrants in Siouxland Contribute Millions to Regional GDP and Play an Integral Role in the Local Workforce

SIOUX CITY, IA – Immigrants in Iowa’s Plymouth and Woodbury counties contributed $522.2 million to GDP and held $137.7 million in spending power in 2015, according to a…
June 5, 2018

NAE Statement on the Joint Cabinet Commitment to Improving the H-2A Agricultural Worker Visa

Following the announcement that four cabinet agencies – the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, State, and Homeland Security – are working in coordination to propose streamlining and improving the H-2A agricultural…
June 5, 2018

Foreign-Born Residents Contributed Over $564 Million to Warren County’s GDP in 2016

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Immigrants in Warren County contributed $564.3 million to the county’s GDP in 2016 and paid $43 million in federal taxes and $21.1 million in state and local…

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New American Economy is a bipartisan research and advocacy organization fighting for smart federal, state, and local immigration policies that help grow our economy and create jobs for all Americans. More…