Episcopal Asian American Ministries -
in the Diocese of Long Island, NY

This website offers news and resources from the Episcopal Asian American Ministry Commission of the Diocese of Long Island. The commission supports the ministries of Episcopalians of Asian heritages and languages; including English. Some commission members serve Asian congregations, others in non-Asian ministry settings. The Rev. Canon Joseph S. Pae is the commission's founding convener. The current EAM Convener is the Rev. Paul Lai, Priest-in-Charge at St. James Church, Elmhurst, NY.

9/19/13

WSJ: "Asian Newcomers Drive Immigration"

The Wall Street Journal reports that "America's foreign-born population grew by nearly 447,000" in 2012. Of that, "the latest increase was a jump in the nation's foreign-born Asian population of more than 309,000. (The increase in foreign-born Hispanics was relatively modest.)

"A growing share of the immigrants in the U.S. have higher education and income levels and could be filling higher-skilled jobs," according to the report.

Another effect of this immigration trend is that it provides "a bigger pool of workers to power the American economy -- and a bigger tax base to draw from to pay for the social benefits of older, retired Americans. A more fluid labor market -- with workers flowing in and out of jobs, and in and out of states and countries -- also improves economic growth over the long term by allowing for a more efficient matching of employers' and workers' needs."

Source:

Wall Street Journal Sept. 19,2013, Page A2