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Workers from out of state and other countries have helped Texas, study says

Renata Sago Apr 3, 2018
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Workers from out of state and other countries have helped Texas, study says

Renata Sago Apr 3, 2018
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The Texas economy has grown about twice as fast as the rest of the country over the past decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. And a new report by the Dallas Fed finds one reason is that immigrants are helping to power the state’s economy.

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