New Report on Economic Impact of Immigrant Workers in PA
Posted by on June 22, 2009
Study shows economic benefits of immigrant integration
Does investing in immigrant workers bring dividends? That’s the question that Econsult Corporation set out to answer. After reviewing a full year’s worth of data from the employment program of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, the answer was a resounding yes.
Specifically, both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia receive higher tax revenues, and local employers benefit from a wider pool of talented and qualified employees. As individual workers earn higher wages, there is also a “ripple effect” of their spending within neighborhoods and communities.
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