Thread: NE-Report: Neb. Immigrants Vital To Economic Recovery

Report: Neb. Immigrants Vital To Economic Recovery
Immigrants Have $3.8 Billion Buying Power
POSTED: 12:33 pm CST December 14, 2009
UPDATED: 12:44 pm CST December 14, 2009

OMAHA, Neb. -- A new report said immigrants in Nebraska have a buying power of nearly $3.8 billion and are integral to the state's economy as workers.

The report issued Monday by the Washington-based Immigration Policy Center said those contributions and others mean Nebraska's foreign-born population will play a critical role in the state's economic recovery.

The report was compiled using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other research groups.

A group spokeswoman said lack of available data forced the report's focus on Latino and Asian groups and not other immigrants.

The report didn't differentiate between legal and illegal immigrants in its economic analysis.

In 2007, immigrants constituted 6.5 percent of the state's work force.

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I call BS!