More Equity: Community Leadership Holds 4Th Immigration Summit

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The State of Immigrants in LA County 2023 Report was released to kick off the summit.

The report delved into issues that impact that demographic, such as language access, housing, employment and digital equity.

34% of the countyas population are immigrants and that those individuals collectively contributed $10.7 billion in state taxes and $20.8 billion in federal taxes.

60% of all immigrants are rent-burdened.

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