Rutgers University scholars and advocates for immigrant rights hosted a roundtable media briefing on immigrant women in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and health impacts of their exclusion from most safety net programs and aid. The panel was...
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Rutgers panel: Lack of access to aid is disproportionately hurting immigrant women of color
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color have been well documented. A recent roundtable of Rutgers University experts and advocates said the difficulties women of color — particularly immigrants — experience in getting care and financial...
Only 2 NJ towns don't have any immigrants
According to James Hughes, a Rutgers University professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, immigrants made up more than 25 percent of the Garden State’s population at the beginning of the 20th Century. NJ1015.com, June 26, 2017
Latino and Asian immigrants pump nearly $100 billion into NJ economy
James Hughes, a Rutgers University professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of planning and public policy, pointed out that “a lot of Asian immigrants were drawn here by the pharmaceutical industry, particularly pharmaceutical research, so they’ve been a presence...
Immigrant influx is helping to fill an economic gap in New Jersey
“New Jersey has always been an immigration destination,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. “That goes back to the first wave of immigrants from Europe well over 100 years ago.” NJ101.5.com, April...
Hudson County fastest growing county in state, new U.S. Census data shows
"This is really what we'd call a demographic long wave," James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University told NJ Advance Media. "It's been going on for a long time and it will continue to go on. The result is a sustained...
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