A new report by the Immigration Policy Center finds that immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are an important and growing part of Wisconsin’s economy, labor force, and tax base. “New American’s in the Badger State” highlights include:

Wisconsin was home to 252,150 immigrants in 2007.
41.2% of immigrants in 2007 (or 103,291 people) in Wisconsin were naturalized U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote.
Latinos accounted for 4.8% (or 268,879) and Asians 1.9% (or 106,431) of Wisconsinites in 2007.
The 2008 purchasing power of Latinos totaled $5.3 billion and Asian buying power totaled $3.0 billion in Wisconsin in 2007.
If all unauthorized immigrants were removed from Wisconsin, the state would lose $2.6 billion in expenditures, $1.2 billion in economic output, and approximately 14,579 jobs.