DALLAS — Immigrants in the city of Dallas made up 23% of the population in 2022 and contributed billions of dollars in taxes and spending, according to a recent report released by the American Immigration Council .
Using U.S. Census data, the New Americans in Dallas report explores the role visa holders and naturalized citizens play in the labor force and in contributing to social programs.
The AIC issues similar reports in cities across the country, and according to the nonprofit’s Texas state organizer Chelsie Kramer, the economic impact of immigrants on Texas as a whole is greater than in many other states.
Immigrants make up 17% of Texas’ population and 22% of the state’s workforce. In Dallas, immigrants represent less than a quarter of the population but they make up more than 28% of the workforce.
“Places like Houston and Dallas are the poster children when it comes to making sure that immigrants are fully employed in the labor force and are part of this economic engine that we have here in Texas,” Kramer said.