Study notes immigrants' role in LI economy
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Immigrants in Nassau and Suffolk counties generated 17 percent of the total earnings of Long Islanders, roughly equal to their share of the population, a study of 2009 census figures released Thursday found.
The report by the liberal Fiscal Policy Institute in Manhattan also found that most immigrant families live in owner-occupied homes and reported paying a median $8,499 in property taxes....
