A new report finds that immigrants in Los Angeles County contributed $232.9 billion to the region’s economy, nearly 35.7 percent of the area’s economic output.

The report, “New Americans in Los Angeles,” breaks down immigrant contributions to the city of L.A. and to the county, providing a “snapshot” on a range of demographic factors, from education and labor participation levels.

Backed by the city of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, New American Economy – a bipartisan group of leaders who advocate for streamlining the nation’s immigration system – the report found, among other things, that while foreign-born L.A. residents overall had lower levels of education than U.S.-born residents, individual groups of foreign-born residents had higher levels than U.S. natives.

The report, which looked at the year 2014, comes amid L.A. leaders’ recent pushback on President Trump’s order to build a wall at the border with Mexico and his order – now under appeal in a federal appellate court – to prohibit immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Trump has repeatedly said the ban and the wall are vital to the interests and security of the United States.

L.A. leaders announced the report this morning.

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