New IRC data: Afghans evacuated to the U.S. are projected to contribute near $200 million in taxes, $1.4 billion in earnings in their first year of work
One year since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the historic evacuation of over 76,000 people, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) releases new data revealing the potential economic contributions of newly-arrived Afghans within their first year of employment in the United States, set to contribute nearly $200 million in taxes to their new communities.
Source: rescue.org
