Maine’s Economy

Proposed RAISE act immigration limits would harm Maine's economy

New Mainers tend to be better-educated and younger than Maine’s general population. In addition, the rate of small business ownership tends to be higher among minorities and immigrants than Maine’s population overall. This is the kind of entrepreneurial spirit on which America was founded and built.

MECEP

Posted August 4, 2017

Tags Economy, Immigration

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

We need to ensure that the benefits of immigration are available to all parts of Maine. It’s fair to acknowledge that many Maine towns just lack the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Education, Immigration

Education, Maine’s Economy

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

In a visit to Maine on Thursday, Donald Trump suggested that the presence of Somali refugees in the state was a security risk and an economic drag. However, […]

James Myall

Posted August 5, 2016

Tags Economy, Education, Immigration

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Our colleagues at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) note that “wages for the vast majority of American workers have stagnated or declined since 1979—and wage stagnation’s reach has broadened […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Infrastructure, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Immigrants: Honesty, not incendiary political rhetoric

“Governor LePage is wrong to deny Maine families the help they need to provide for basic needs as they legally wait for their applications to be processed. […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted June 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration

Taxes and Budget

General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

This June, Governor LePage directed municipalities to stop giving General Assistance funds to undocumented immigrants or risk losing state funding of General Assistance. While LePage may tout […]

Katherine Churchill

Posted July 25, 2014

Tags Immigration, Local

Maine’s Economy

Maine Communities Foster Immigrants’ Small Businesses

“Businesses are vital for this community,” says Hussein Ahmed, the owner of Barwaqo, a convenience store in Lewiston, Maine. A native of Somalia, Ahmed arrived in town […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 3, 2012

Tags Immigration

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

The nonpartisan, New-York-based Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) reports that rather than being a drag on our economy, immigrants actually help grow it and by remarkably large amounts. […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 11, 2012

Tags Economy, Immigration, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

New Study "Reinforces MECEP Findings on the Growing Beneficial Influence of Immigrant-owned Businesses on Our Economy"

Fiscal Policy Institute report echoes recent MECEP research on the Asian and Latino business community in Maine Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 14, 2012) The Maine Center […]

Posted June 14, 2012

Tags Immigration

Maine’s Economy

Asians in the Maine Economy: Opportunities for Growth

Asians in the Maine Economy: Opportunities for Growth is the second in a series of reports by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) on immigration and its importance to our state’s […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 20, 2011

Tags Economy, Immigration

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Proposed RAISE act immigration limits would harm Maine's economy

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Immigrants: Honesty, not incendiary political rhetoric

General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

Maine Communities Foster Immigrants’ Small Businesses

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

New Study "Reinforces MECEP Findings on the Growing Beneficial Influence of Immigrant-owned Businesses on Our Economy"

Asians in the Maine Economy: Opportunities for Growth