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Studies by Sagamore researchers show that the state’s economic future depends on attracting highly educated immigrants. Sagamore’s study of Indiana-Mexican economic connections led to several further studies of the economic impact on Indiana of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America. Sagamore has worked on immigration issues with some of the state’s leading university-based research institutes such as Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning at Goshen College, Indiana University’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Starting in 2008 Sagamore helped found a statewide Multiethnic Indiana committee, consisting of representatives from universities and nonprofits, state and local governments, businesses and ethnic associations.

• Justin Heet and John Clark, Indiana Immigration and Workforce Patterns — Analysis of issues related to working-age immigrants, including discussions of immigration as a solution to demographic crunch caused by an aging population and the relationship of immigration to new jobs in the state.
• Justin Heet, et al. Impact of Immigration on Indiana — A study of economic effects of immigration, including the most detailed analysis of the public costs and tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in Indiana.
• John Clark, et al. Can foreign talent fill gaps in the US labor force? A comprehensive literature review of the long-term impact of H1B visas for skilled workers

Justin Heet and David Vanderstel, The Impact of Immigration on Indiana: An Examination of Effects on Social and Community Services — A study of the positive and negative impacts of documented and undocumented immigrants on the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.