Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response
Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response
Check out this report just released by The Brookings Institution that analyzes immigration trends in the Philadelphia region. Among its peers, metropolitan Philadelphia has the largest and fastest growing immigrant population, which now stands at over 500,000, comprising 9% of the population.
Report authors:
- Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
- David Park, Research Analyst and Data Coordinator, Metropolitan Policy Program
- Michael Katz, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
- Domenic Vitiello, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning & Urban Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Posted by Andrew Goodman.
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