Immigrant Population Madison WI

"Immigrants in Madison and Wisconsin contribute critical tax dollars to the local economy and are indispensable members of the workforce."

Despite the many barriers that internationally trained healthcare workers face to practicing medicine in the state, immigrants routinely punch above their weight in the field.3 In 2019, they made up 5.1 percent of the state’s healthcare workers4 — including 18.5 percent of all physicians and surgeons5 — while making up 5.0 percent of the population.

"The presence of a significant number of undocumented immigrants in the United States, most of whom have lived in the country for more than five years, poses many legal and political challenges. But while politicians continue to debate what to do about illegal immigration, millions of undocumented immigrants are working across the country, contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy."