Thursday, December 03, 2009

Report: Immigrants help local economy

Cincinnati is covered in the Fiscal Policy Institute and shows how immigrants are helping the local economy. They are not hurting it, as many naysayers believe . - - Donna Poisl

By Quan Truong

There may be debate over whether Greater Cincinnati is immigrant-friendly but a study released this week made one thing clear: foreign-born residents are good for Cincinnati’s economy.

Of the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas, Greater Cincinnati has the lowest percentage of immigrants but ranks second for the comparative amount they contribute to the economy. Pittsburgh ranks first and others in the top five include Detroit, Cleveland and Baltimore. New York City tied with Los Angeles for 14th.
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