New Americans in the Michiana Region
Immigrants in the Michiana region contributed $3.1 billion to the region’s GDP, and paid $212.8 million in federal taxes and $103 million in state and local taxes, according to a new research brief released by New American Economy (NAE) in partnership with United Religious Community, South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership, and the City of South Bend.
New Americans in Michiana details the significant role the foreign-born population in the Michiana region plays in labor force growth and new business creation, as well as their high levels of education. In 2016, 29 percent of the immigrants ages 25 and up held at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with 23.5 percent of the U.S.-born population in the region.
New American Economy. (2018). New Americans in Michiana. Retrieved from https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/report/new-americans-in-michiana/