A new report highlights how immigrants are spurring economic growth in Ohio, and invigorating communities across the state.
which was produced by the notes that immigrants in Ohio are some of the nation鈥檚 most educated.
is the executive director of the , which helped fund the report. She says that immigrants coming to Ohio are taking jobs that would otherwise go unfilled, such as in personal healthcare and elder care.
鈥淲e may want to make Ohio more welcoming because what we see in other states and what we see historically looking back in Ohio is, immigrants came here to work and to make this their home and that鈥檚 been beneficial both to the immigrants and to the native-born Ohioans. And that鈥檚 a great opportunity today," Lloyd said.
The report also discusses the need for increased access to legal, educational and healthcare options for immigrants as ways to make the state more welcoming.
