MYTH #1: Immigrants don’t pay taxes. Immigrants pay income, property, sales, and other taxes at the local, federal and state level. As far as income tax payments go, sources vary in their accounts, but a range of studies find that immigrants pay between $90 and $140 billion a year in federal, state, and local taxes. …
Geoffrey Soyiantet arrived in St. Louis from his native Kenya in 2004 with just $50 in his pocket, and though he already held a bachelor’s degree in economics, his lack of references in the U.S. made it hard to find a job. Soyiantet eventually got settled and obtained an MBA from Lindenwood University while working as …
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AFRICA DAY STL SPEAKERS BIOS WEAVING ST. LOUIS ECOSYSTEM Yinka: Yinka Faleti was the 2020 Democratic nominee for Missouri Secretary of State. Yinka campaigned throughout Missouri over the course of 21 months, inspiring over one million votes–the first African American man to do so in the history of the state–while raising over $1M in a …
ZELLIPAH GITHUI Zellipah Githui was born and raised in Kenya. She migrated to the United States in 1998 to pursue higher education. She obtained her MBA at Missouri State University and has an extensive background in Food Science. She is currently employed at Bayer Crop Science. Zellipah is passionate about mentoring immigrant families and is …
SUZANNE SIERRASENIOR PROGRAM MANAGERST. LOUIS MOSAIC PROJECT Ms. Sierra is Senior Program Manager for the St. Louis Mosaic. In her role, she manages community programs and initiatives which focus on the Mosaic Project’s goal of transforming St. Louis into the fastest-growing major metropolitan area for immigration by 2025. This includes collaborating with business and university …
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