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Immigration Drives Growth, Vibrancy of New Haven Region, Study Finds
Connecticut by the Numbers January 27, 2015
[Excerpt] If Greater New Haven is thriving, the region’s rapidly-growing immigrant population is a key reason, according to a new research study. The report, entitled Understanding the Impact of Immigration in Greater New Haven, compiles data from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as information generated locally by DataHaven and The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.… Read More
Los Inmigrantes locales prosperan; la mayoría son residentes legales
La Voz Hispana January 26, 2015
[Excerpt] Un nuevo reporte aporta datos poco conocidos sobre los inmigrantes de New Haven: ellos tienen más probabilidad de estar empleados que los ciudadanos nacidos aquí; un amplio número de procedencia asiática ha ido en aumento y sólo un pequeño porcentaje está indocumentado.… Read More
Immigrants Make New Haven Connecticuts Fastest-Growing City
WNPR January 21, 2015
[Excerpt] A new report shows an influx of immigrants to New Haven since 2000 has made it the fastest growing city in Connecticut.… Read More
Local Immigrants Thrive; Majority Here Legally
New Haven Independent January 21, 2015
[Excerpt] A new report shares little-known facts about New Haven’s immigrants: They are more likely than native-born citizens to be employed; an increasingly large number come from Asia; and only a small percentage is undocumented.… Read More
Report: Transit’s Not Keeping Up With “Job Sprawl”
New Haven Independent January 18, 2015
[Excerpt] The jobs are out in the suburbs. The workers live in the city. The bus often can’t connect the two.… Read More
Report: Lack of transportation in Greater New Haven keeps people out of workforce
New Haven Register January 16, 2015
[Excerpt] According to the report, New Haven has been adding high-paying jobs since 2000 that go primarily to college graduates, and only 4 percent of 47,000 jobs paying more than $20 per hour are held by residents of the city’s low-income neighborhoods. Most of the living-wage jobs in New Haven — 81 percent — are held by out-of-towners. SCRCOG Executive Director Carl Amento called the problem “this mismatch between where the jobs are and where the people are.” … Read More