{"id":14536,"date":"2024-12-05T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=14536"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:59:34","slug":"immigrants-bolster-ohio-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/immigrants-bolster-ohio-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrants Bolster Ohio Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Special to The Truth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New data suggest mass deportations could harm working Ohioans of all backgrounds<\/p>\n<p>Immigrant workers and business owners in Ohio generate about $53 billion of Ohio\u2019s economic output, according to the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI), Economic Policy Institute, and Policy Matters Ohio. The finding is among data provided in a new resource [<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.Q2ng4NhTfNbarbWLh3Kqn-2FDMdTymtOzVhz2AMgik5xzU-2BLF54X4A-2Fgdr1gcvtcrvnR2Tq9m8ISiiwcJ-2F5vessUOCV11czc5aDZ14CA-2B-2BQICzwUsNwqqbnJ51yc0LjNh-2FpIiJUM-2FjbAh-2B-2BgnD-2BYuCpKrGIeCr0KHiJlLP3QNQltk-3Dy7tb_xyvPnY6u2UaW09OlNwafuzvcZZjoV-2FG0E1ZQQRPYmAmG8ZsBk8WmyLZKK7ySQr0GzxXCugwn-2BuGV39Um-2B13oAEXRDJ1Y-2BkFmI6JSZxZzw8-2F4WJKq99qACR6qOF8FTeOIhAREgMKQyITu6sC-2BO1OYodyzjeigxXCP7K2UFzlOXSOMHwZ1M-2BlLctB-2F9gMrVVb2YRZcp1NOxY85yX7qv0T4NMQSzWhojj9WOLtJ7GpjMbfOo7fgHjAWTCC2voCdco3DaGT3FFHaeS1uYYGqdmNkbMEug-2Bv1WSdow9jeFW0b4aNiMoM9ccOPniq71IT4rnZzNfteZu6eiyxLk3BEfnNl-2Fu0IIX8K75Gg-2F7GfVBkOBg49pkO6y3CIQc9j3mkYSS-2BNlCE9i0jK7mCybunc5oFNPA-3D-3D\">3<\/a>] highlighting immigrants\u2019 roles in Ohio\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOhio\u2019s population is shrinking, and the losses are expected to get worse,\u201d said Policy Matters researcher Heather Smith. \u201cAs our population ages, we\u2019ll have fewer people working and more people who need help,\u201d Smith said, observing that 12 percent of Ohio\u2019s home health aides are<br \/>\nimmigrants. \u201cWe should be doing all we can to attract people to our state, and give residents reasons to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith added, \u201cWorking Ohioans of all backgrounds are paying the price for decades of trickle-down policy that primarily serves a few of the wealthiest Ohioans and major corporate interests. \u00a0Scapegoating immigrants for the resulting policy failures harms everyone\u2019s quality of life by<br \/>\npitting neighbor against neighbor. Instead, policymakers should prioritize education and public services in growing communities, so newcomers and long-time residents have a foundation for economic security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmigration is not just about economics, but it\u2019s good to know that the U.S. economy benefits when immigrants come to this country, and so do American workers, whatever you may have seen on social media,&#8221; said IRI director David Dyssegaard Kallick. &#8220;If the goal is to improve conditions for Ohio workers, there are clear ways to do that, from protecting workers\u2019 rights to investing in infrastructure or the care economy. Deporting immigrants doesn\u2019t help Ohio workers, in fact it just shoots overall economic growth in the foot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p><em>Policy Matters Ohio is a nonprofit, nonpartisan state policy research institute with offices in Cleveland and Columbus.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth New data suggest mass deportations could harm working Ohioans of all backgrounds Immigrant workers and business owners in Ohio generate about $53 billion of Ohio\u2019s economic output, according to the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI), Economic Policy Institute, and Policy Matters Ohio. 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