Editorial: The economic case for immigration

Read the facts this editorial states. Very interesting reasons proving why we need immigrants for the economy to improve and thrive. - - Donna Poisl

Economic growth depends on replacing today's aging workforce.

by editors, startribune.com

In the shallow, often misinformed rhetoric over immigration, we too seldom hear the case for reform made in economic terms.

That may be changing -- at least in Minnesota. A new report from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute and the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition pulls together compelling evidence that even in this mostly homogeneous state -- where the immigrant population is small but growing -- immigrants are playing an increasingly important role in the economy, and we will depend more on their contributions as boomers leave the workforce.

Consider these facts:
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