Study Links Immigration, Job Growth
- Suzanne Sierra
- Sep 14, 2013
- 1 min read
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - September 14, 2013
St. Louis-area business leaders lately have been pushing the idea that more immigration here will help jump-start the region’s economy.
Now they have more economic evidence to help make the case.
A study out last week shows that immigration over the last 30 years has helped bolster home values and retain manufacturing jobs in cities across the U.S. And the cities that have drawn more immigration have fared better on both fronts.
