Here is the excellent 26 pager, and a bit:
. . .The economic and societal benefits of citizenship are. . . pronounced. Naturalized citizens earn between 50% and 70% more than non-citizens, have higher employment rates, and are half as likely to live below the poverty line as non-citizens.
A study of 21 U.S. cities showed that when eligible residents naturalize, (1) individual earnings increase by an average of 8.9% or $3,200; (2) employment increases by 2.2%; and (3) homeownership increases by 6.3%. That study also projected that naturalizing all eligible residents in 21 U.S. cities would increase aggregate earnings by $5.7 billion, and tax revenues in these cities by $2.03 billion. Naturalization also benefits civil society by encouraging long-term social integration and empowering new Americans to participate in our democratic processes by voting, serving on juries, and running for elected office.
Immigrants also help power the nation’s economy, generating wealth and revenue for businesses, workers, and state and local governments. As of 2017, at least 43% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by first or second-generation immigrants. Immigrant-owned companies in the United States employ over 7.9 million workers across a variety of sectors. In California, one of every six business owners is an immigrant and California’s 937,000 immigrant business owners have generated $24.5 billion in revenue to the state’s economy. . . .
Onward -- clear-eyed, and now very deliberately. . . "bending the arc of history toward. . . progress". Smiling widely, at Mr. Obama's soaring turn of phrase, from that first night -- in November of 2008 -- seems so long ago. But we will build back, better. . . .
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