🌎 LA County has the largest newcomer population in the U.S.
💰 And a $962 billion GDP, leading the nation.
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Los Angeles benefits greatly from the billions of dollars immigrants contribute in Federal taxes each year. In 2019 alone, immigrants paid $4.8 billion to Social Security and $1.3 billion into Medicare. To learn more, go to bit.ly/iamlosangeles
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Refugees and asylees contributed an estimated $581 billion in revenue to all levels of government, according to “The Fiscal Impact of Refugees” published by the USDHHS. Download the study at:
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Los Angeles County has the largest immigrant population in the US and is the nation’s most prolific business center with a GDP of $1.08 trillion in 2023. Immigrants are crucial to Los Angeles’ economy. To learn more, go to bit.ly/iamlosangeles
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Representing only 16 percent of all US-based inventors, immigrant inventors account for nearly a quarter of total innovation, according to a 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research study (www.nber.org/digest/20233...)
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Immigrant entrepreneurs work in professional services and construction, followed closely by healthcare services. All of them contribute to the City of Los Angeles’ diverse and resilient economy. bit.ly/iamlosangeles
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One in three Angelenos is an immigrant, and they bolster the economy with billions in spending and tax contributions, according to a 2021 study “New Americans in the City of Los Angeles.” To download go to: iilosangeles.org/wp-content/u...
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UCLA's ‘Multilingual La La Land’ identifies languages spoken in Los Angeles other than English: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Hebrew & Yiddish, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese. bit.ly/iamlosangeles
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The resilience of refugees has produced so many contributors in our community, and we remain committed to helping those escaping violence to build new lives here. Learn more at bit.ly/iamlosangeles #iamlosangeles #weareonelosangeles #togetherweareone
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The largest refugee population in Los Angeles is from Vietnam, followed by Iran, Armenia, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. IILA has settled thousands of Los Angeles residents from these countries. Learn more at bit.ly/iamlosangeles #iamlosangeles #weareonelosangeles
Join the “I am Los Angeles” campaign and celebrate the identity immigrants contribute to Los Angeles. Get t-shirts and ways to promote the “I am Los Angeles” campaign by clicking the link below. Learn more at bit.ly/iamlosangeles #iamlosangeles #weareonelosangeles
Los Angeles is a multi-cultural city. More than half of the residents speak a language other than English. The most commonly spoken: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, Armenian, and Farsi. Learn more at bit.ly/iamlosangeles #iamlosangeles #weareonelosangeles #togetherweareone
