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Austin Kocher, PhD
@austinkocher.bsky.social
I study immigration enforcement. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University and Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University.
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Data shows that immigrants keep America running. Immigrants are just 14% of the population but: - pay $580B in taxes/year - are 16% of nurses and 28% of health aides - are 25% of ag workers - are 25% of construction workers - are 20% of entrepreneurs immigrationimpact.com/2024/07/02/i...
Immigrants Are Key to Filling US Labor Shortages, New Data Finds
Almost one in every seven people in the United States is an immigrant, according to the American Immigration Council’s new analysis of the 2022 American Community Survey. The updated state-level data ...
Prof Dr Kocher if you had to guess, what % of Americans think it is good that 16% of nurses are immigrants what % of Trump Supporters ? what % of people out of work ?
AK
Austin Kocher, PhD
@austinkocher.bsky.social
I study immigration enforcement. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University and Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University.
441 followers80 following154 posts