DMI Blog / By Cristina Jimenez
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Hey Conservatives: Immigrants Help, Not Hurt, Our Economy

The current economic crisis has led immigration restrictionists to blame immigrants for the country’s economic downturn. Here's why they're wrong.
December 23, 2008  |  
 
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The current economic crisis has led immigration restrictionists to blame immigrants for the country’s economic downturn. What restrictionists seem to be ignoring is that our economy relies on the contributions of immigrants.

And this week, yet another report indicates that immigrants are essential for economic growth. The report Destination NJ: How Immigrants Benefit the State Economy by Rutgers University concludes that New Jersey’s 1.7 million immigrants have no negative impact on the state’s economy. Here’re some other findings:

Cristina is an Immigration Policy intern at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.
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