Immigration Reform: The Midterm Elections and Impact on Northeast Wisconsin
Sunday morning our panel discusses immigration reform, its impact across Northeast Wisconsin and the impact of the midterm elections.
Our Your Voice, Your Vote panel includes Catherine Orr, director of living justice for the Green Bay Catholic Diocese; Karen Gefvert, director of government relations for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Jim Holte, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
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Click here for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
Immigration research:
The Immigration Policy Center says between 2006 and 2010, there were 10,342 new immigrant business owners in Wisconsin.
A 2009 University of Madison study shows 40% of dairy workers statewide are immigrants. The study found migrant workers' direct spending equals $14.9 million a year and $8.7 million a year in tax revenue.
The Pew Hispanic Center estimates there are roughly 85,000 unauthorized workers in Wisconsin. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates unauthorized workers paid $94.5 million in state and local taxes in 2010.
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Immigration Reform: The Midterm Elections and Impact on Northeast Wisconsin