The Immigration Policy Center on Wednesday released its complete series of 50 state fact sheets which highlight the political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos and Asians in every state of the union.
Here are the results for how immigrants affect Idaho:
As workers:
— Immigrants comprised 7.2 percent of the state’s workforce in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
— Unauthorized immigrants comprised roughly 3.1 percent of the state’s workforce (or 25,000 workers) in 2008, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
— If all unauthorized immigrants were removed from Idaho, the state would lose $428.8 million in economic activity, $190.4 million in gross state product, and approximately 3,060 jobs, even accounting for adequate market adjustment time, according to a report by the Perryman Group.
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Bethann Stewart, Idaho Statesman
H/T Nick Adams
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