Apr 15, 2024

Busting the “immigrants as job takers” myth

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Immigrants are more likely to start new companies than U.S.-born citizens, and those businesses create jobs.

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by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

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How immigrant entrepreneurs help create jobs and boost the economy

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder

Apr 15, 2024

Immigrants are much more likely to create a new business, studies show, and the knock-on effect is job creation.

"Immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. are associated with a net gain in jobs. Specifically, they're responsible for roughly one in four of all jobs in young firms," said Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.

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