Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions Reports

By the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) with research by the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at USC

CIPC and CSII release “Resilience in an Age of Inequality: Immigrant Contributions to California,” amidst the threat of mass deportations from the incoming administration.

The report, the latest in a decade-long series of studies examining immigrants’ profound contributions to California’s economic, social, and community fabric, will analyze demographics, labor force participation, GDP, and household incomes for the state’s ten million immigrant residents—including 2.7 million undocumented Californians.

For the first time, this report will place these contributions in the context of the growing crisis of severe economic inequality. The report finds that immigrant Californians share a common experience with other workers: helping to generate significant wealth for the state’s industries, yet facing exploitation and displacement.

“Resilience in an Age of Inequality” highlights the stories of several immigrant Californians who are pursuing creative solutions to these challenges and working to build a better world for all.

By the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) and USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII)

This report by CIPC and CSII is the third in a series of bi-annual “Looking Forward” reports that explore the economic, civic, and social impacts of immigrants in California. In addition to statewide research, it also includes more in-depth looks at the data across different regions.

Regional data inserts are available for the following regions: Central Coast, Central Valley, Sacramento region, Greater Los Angeles, Inland Southern California, San Diego/Border region, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Check out the media coverage of this report >>

In collaboration with the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), data analysts from the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) provided the analysis to produce the report Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions to the Golden State 2012.

Looking Forward is an update to a previous report with the same purpose: to document immigrant economic contributions to the state, their interwoven nature in our communities, and their major electoral potential. In addition to an update of the statewide analysis, this year’s report features six regions—some new to this analysis—where immigrants represent an important and growing segment of the population. They are Kern, Tulare, Los Angeles, San Joaquin, and Santa Barbara counties.