The Economic Impact of Long Island’s Immigrant Workers

This study shows that immigrants have helped the economy of Long Island and the study is probably true of most areas of the country. - - Donna Poisl

By Aaron Rutkoff

There are some 293,000 immigrant workers on Long Island, and according to a new study there is little evidence to suggest that their presence harms U.S.-born workers.

A study released Wednesday by the Fiscal Policy Institute found that more than half of immigrant workers on Long Island hold white-collar jobs. Far from harming their U.S.-born counterparts, data in the study strongly suggests that immigrant workers have played a part in economic growth for the region between 1990 and 2007 — the period analyzed in the study.
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