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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Office of New
Pennsylvanians Act.
Section 102. Legislative policy and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) According to the United States Census Bureau, in
2018, Pennsylvania ranked 42nd among the 50 states in
population growth since 2010, increasing only 0.86%.
(2) In 2019, Pennsylvania's 893,167 foreign-born
individuals comprised 7% percent of the Commonwealth's
population, an increase of 75.7% since 2000, compared to only
1.2% growth in the United States born population.
(3) Throughout this Commonwealth's history, immigrants
have played a critical role in this Commonwealth's economic,
cultural and political growth and success.
(4) Policies that promote the attraction, retention and
inclusion of immigrants and refugees will help enhance this
Commonwealth's economy and diversity, thereby improving the
lives of all residents and helping to remove barriers that
may undermine immigrants' full potential.
(5) Immigrants currently fill skilled positions
throughout this Commonwealth's economy and are a vital part
of this Commonwealth's economy and tax base. In 2019,
immigrant business owners in this Commonwealth generated more
than $1,700,000,000 in business revenue and immigrant
spending power increased to $24,900,000,000.
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