Named cities in Florida with the best opportunities for immigrants

The American Cities Rating, entitled "National Integration Index" and published on Monday, ranks cities according to the opportunities they can give to immigrants.

St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo: Depositphotos

Greater Miami took 29-place among the largest US cities 100, providing opportunities for immigrants to effectively integrate into American society, writes Miami Herald. But he did not become the most popular city in the state of Florida in a study that was conducted by a bipartisan coalition of mayors and business leaders of New American Economy.

Unexpectedly, this turned out to be the city of St. Petersburg, which took the 13-place in the national ranking. The only city in South Florida mentioned in the list was Hialea, which turned out to be in 79-th place.

The researchers used 12 indicators to quantify what impact immigrants have in large cities, as well as assessing the support they receive and which helps them succeed. Among the indicators were support for immigrant entrepreneurs, socio-economic opportunities for residents born abroad, level of education and public involvement.

Ratings range from 1 to 5. Miami got xnumx. The region excelled in four areas: a score of 5 for promoting economic opportunity for immigrants; 5 for civic engagement among immigrants, who tend to register to vote and become government employees; 4 for equal access to information, services and opportunities; and 4 for the participation of municipal authorities in supporting immigrants.

But Big Miami barely scored 1 score for economic opportunities for immigrants to provide for themselves and their families, and 2 points for how law enforcement officers treat immigrants. The region received 3 points for jobs and quality of life based on factors such as access to housing, health care, and education services.

Hialea received a rating of 2.6 — 1 point for government involvement in enforcing laws regarding immigrants, 4 points for housing conditions, 3 points for integration, employment opportunities and community involvement, and 2 points for opportunities for economic prosperity. Orlando ranked 42nd and Jacksonville ranked 46th.

The best among 100 cities across America was Newark in New Jersey.

The researchers used data from the US census, polls and analysis of municipal policy.

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The rating was made public at the same time that the Trump administration tightened immigration policies and increased the number of detentions of undocumented immigrants, also proposing changes to the rules for obtaining workers, educational and business visas.

The report notes that the 2 324 431 immigrant, or 39% of its population, lives in the metropolitan region of Greater Miami. About 220 400 are business owners. Immigrants paid 13 billion dollars in taxes in the 2014 year, and their purchasing power was estimated at 42 billion dollars.

The Miami-Dade area also perceived a policy criticized by activists as an attack on the immigrant community. A few days after President Donald Trump took the oath in 2017, city mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered a change according to which undocumented immigrants can stay in local prisons longer until they are handed over to federal immigration officials. Gimenez initiated changes after Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from state and local governments that did not cooperate with federal immigration officials.

“Even as Washington continues to fail to fix the nation's broken immigration system, local governments increasingly recognize the value of immigrants to cities' success and are working to ensure that all residents achieve their maximum potential,” the authors' report states. research at www.newamericaneconomy.org.

The report was released Monday at a press conference at Rep. Ilean Ros-Lehtinen, Miami Dade College, Rep. Javier Fernandez, Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, and Mayor of Juan Carlos Bermudes.

“Together, we are focused on helping all people who want to become U.S. citizens and make the American Dream a reality,” said the Miami mayor.

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