economic immigrants

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a think-tank, estimates that new immigrants have boosted output by more than 1% since 2004 (and by over 3% since 1997).

据英国国家经济社会研究院智囊团估计，自2004年以来新移民推动产量增长超过1%(自1997年以来大约增长3%)。

Despite the bleak economic conditions, her mother, an Italian immigrant, and her father, the child of immigrants, were intent on realizing the American dream for themselves and their five children.

尽管他们那时面临着严峻的经济情况，她的母亲，一名来自意大利的移民，以及她的父亲，一名移民之子，都决心要使他们的美国梦，实现在他们两人和五名子女的身上。

Although economists say the United States is not technically in a recession, the slowdown in economic activity is having a dramatic impact on the amount of money immigrants are able to send back home.

尽管经济学家认为，严格地说，美国现在并不能算是陷入了经济衰退，可是经济活动减速所造成的负面影响随处可见，而且外国民工首当其冲，这从他们给家里汇款的数量上可见一斑。