More on the Economic Potential of Immigrants to Ohio
From WCPN:
Last weekend, a national conference titled The Changing Face of American Cities - hosted in Cleveland - highlighted the contribution that immigrants can make to an urban economy. Northeast Ohio is a region founded on immigrants: about 135,000 make their home in the area. But, little research exists on how many immigrant entrepreneurs or laborers exist in the region. ideastream’s Tasha Flournoy reports on what area leaders are doing to help immigrants reach their economic potential here.
Since 1990, one out of four of the fastest growing companies in the nation had at least one immigrant founder. That’s what a recent study by the National Foundation for American Policy found on immigrant entrepreneurs. Stuart Anderson, the foundation’s director, says many of the companies had received venture capital or are now publicly traded…
Click here to read the transcript, as well as a link to an audio version.