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Legal immigration grew from 1,016,518 in 2014 to 1,183,505 in 2016 (+16.4%).

Source: (DHS, Migration Policy Institute)

Insights: Recovery post-pandemic saw numbers rise from 707,362 in 2020 to 1,100,000 by 2024 (+55.5%)

Immigrants contributed $2 trillion to GDP in 2021. The immigrant labor force share increased from 16.6% in 2016 to 17.1% in 2022.

Source: (American Immigration Council, BLS, Pew Research)

Insights: Immigrants made up 26% of the construction workforce in 2022.

In New York, 37% of the population is foreign-born.

Source: (U.S. Census, IIE, NSF)

Insights: International students made up 5.5% of U.S. higher education in 2021, with 43% of STEM Ph.D. graduates being foreign-born in 2022.

Legal immigration dropped by 12.7% from 1,183,505 in 2016 to 707,362 in 2020.

Source: (DHS, USCIS)

Insights: H-1B visa issuances fell 16.4% from 201,013 in 2016 to 168,893 in 2020.

Unauthorized immigrants decreased from 11.1 million in 2014 to 10.3 million in 2020 (-7.2%), but rose to 11.5 million by 2024 (+11.7%).

Source: (Pew Research, DHS, CBP)

Insights: Border apprehensions grew from 1,734,686 in 2021 to 2,037,805 in 2023 (+17.5%).

Hate crimes against immigrants increased by 14% from 2016 to 2020, rising from 7,175 to 8,210 incidents.

Source: (FBI, SPLC)

Insights: By 2023, incidents reached 9,035 (+9.1%).

Immigrants own 3.2 million small businesses in the U.S., representing 21.7% of all small businesses.

Source: (SBA, New American Economy)

Insights: These businesses generated $1.3 trillion in sales and contributed 4.7 million jobs to the economy in 2022.

With small businesses owned by Immigrants alone adding over $900 billion into the U.S. Economy, there are posistive signs of contirubution. And with Immigrants making up 17.1% of the U.S. labor force and represent 43% of growth in STEM fields, we believe that we should be open to understanding the value of Immigrants in the country and continue to spread the message of bringing in Immigrants that bring value to America and ensuring we get rid of Immigrants that do the opposite.

Source: (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics )

Insights: Immigrant-owned small businesses play a critical role in the U.S. economy, contributing $1.3 trillion in sales and 4.7 million jobs.

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