Voice of SD: Who are San Diego’s Immigrants?

Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 5:30 pm | Updated: 5:32 pm, Fri Jan 29, 2010. A new statewide report provides a snapshot of San Diego County's immigrant population. According to data released this week by the California Immigrant Policy Center, immigrants make up almost one quarter (23 percent) of San Diego County's residents. // That totals about 675,000 immigrant residents. Forty-five percent of those, according to the report, are U.S. citizens. A majority of those who are not U...

10News.com: Inmigrantes Contribuyen A Economía De San Diego

POSTED: 4:25 pm PST January 28, 2010 UPDATED: 4:26 pm PST January 28, 2010 SAN DIEGO -- Un reporte indica que el 25 por ciento de los ingresos de San Diego vienen de la gente inmigrante.El estudio del Consorcio de los Derechos de los Migrantes en San Diego resalta que por cada dólar que recibe el gobierno federal de este condado 25 centavos proviene de la mano migrante.De acuerdo con el análisis, hay 675 mil migrantes en San Diego.A nivel estatal, se estima que los migrantes envían unos 30 mil...

SDIRC Releases Immigrant Contributions Report

On Tuesday, January 26th, the SDIRC held a press conference to announce the release of "Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions to the Golden State 2010" which is a compilation of new and existing data primarily on  the economic contributions of immigrants to California and was put together by the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). This year, the CIPC has also released sub-sections to this report focusing on six regions in the state where immigrants represent an important and growing ...

UT: Study: County’s immigrant Latinos have highest self-employment rate

By Leslie Berestein, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. Combined regional census and federal economic data show that in San Diego County, Latino immigrants have a higher rate of self-employment than that of nonimmigrant Latinos and even native-born U.S. citizens, according to a new report. The report was released by the California Immigrant Policy Center, a statewide partnership of immigrant-rights groups that includes the Asian Pacific American Legal C...

DiarioSanDiego.com: Resaltan poder económico de migrantes en San Diego

Poco a poco la comunidad migrante se ha convertido en pieza fundamental de la economía del Condado y de acuerdo a un reporte del Consorcio de los Derechos de los Migrantes en San Diego, sus integrantes generan el 25% del producto interno bruto de la región. Es decir, por cada dólar que se envía Washington desde San Diego, 25 centavos son de origen migrante, y se estima que esta región cuenta con al menos 675 mil personas así. “Estas personas contribuyen en gran parte a la economía de esta ...

KPBS: Study Finds Immigrants Generate 25% Of GDP In San Diego County

By Amy Isackson January 26, 2010 A new study by the California Immigrant Policy Center finds that immigrants generate about 25 percent of San Diego County's gross domestic product. The study provides a new set of statistics on immigrants' contributions to the San Diego region. It determined that immigrants make up nearly one-quarter of San Diego County's population. Nearly one-third of the county's labor force is immigrants. Murtaza Baxamusa is with the C...