ILC-Commissioned Research About Immigrants
June 2010
Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Workers in Leisure and Hospitality Businesses: Massachusetts and New England
June 2009
Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Footprint
Drs. Alan Clayton-Mathews and Paul Watanabe with Faye Karp, MA, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Footprint. is the first ILC-commissioned study that looks across the contributions that immigrants make in all their roles as members of the Massachusetts community. It is a groundbreaking study that provides basic and new data about Massachusetts immigrants including pioneering compilations of data about immigrants as tax payers and consumers. This one report provides a comprehensive picture of immigrants’ characteristics and their contributions as well as challenges to their effective integration into the economic and social life of the state.
May 2009
Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry
Drs. Ramon Borges-Mendez, Donna Haig Friedman & Teresa Roberts from University of Massachusetts Boston with James Jennings of Tufts University & Malo Hutson, University of California at Berkeley
Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry is the first ILC-commissioned study about immigrants as workers. It is a groundbreaking study that provides basic and new data about immigrants’ presence across the spectrum of health care providers and the vital role immigrants play in this essential industry to Massachusetts. The study also examines the breadth and scope of the health care industry across the state, its current and future workforce needs and promising models for developing the future workforce. The importance of immigrants as a pipeline for this future workforce is examined in depth.
- Fast Facts – Immigrants in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry
- Full Report – Immigrants in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry
Immigrant Entrepreneurship Reports
June 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Industry
Drs. Daniel Monti, Laurel Smith-Doerr & James McQuaid, Boston University
The Rise of Asian-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts
Drs. Paul Watanabe & Michael Liu, University of Massachusetts Boston
December 2005
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization
Drs. Ramon Borges-Mendez, Michael Liu & Paul Watanabe, University of Massachusetts Boston