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Fact Sheet  (From 2010) Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians account
for growing shares of the economy and electorate in New
Hampshire. Immigrants (the foreign-born) make up more than 1 in
20 Granite Staters, and more than half of them are naturalized
U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote. “New
Americans”—immigrants and the children of immigrants—account for
5.7% of registered voters in the state. Immigrants not only
contribute to the state’s economy as workers, but also account
for billions of dollars in tax revenue and consumer purchasing
power. Moreover, Latinos and Asians (both foreign-born and
native-born) wield $2.4 billion in consumer purchasing power,
and the businesses they own had sales and receipts of more than
$900 million and employed nearly 6,000 people at last count. At
a time when the economy is still recovering, New Hampshire can
ill-afford to alienate such an important component of its labor
force, tax base, and business community. Im