“[Nuestro estudio] nota que las ciudades se benefician más cuando crean ambientes que permiten que los inmigrantes contribuyan en todo su potencial”, señala Kate Brick de AS/COA.
Immigration
Huffington Post’s Latino Voices features AS/COA’s immigration fact sheet on how immigrants make cities more economically competitive.
En un seminario en Charlotte, AS/COA analizó el impacto positivo del recién creado grupo de estudio que analizará mejores prácticas en la integración de inmigrantes.
Despite uncertainty over the fate of immigration reform in U.S. Congress, immigrants continue to be the economic engine of cities across the country.
AS/COA's Summit of Gateway Cities convened leaders to share best practices for facilitating immigrants' integration and changing the public discourse around the local and national immigration debate.
AS/COA’s immigration forum in Charlotte prompted the Charlotte City Council to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force to promote better integration of immigrants and educate the community on the economic and social benefits of its growing immigrant populations.
Representatives from the public and private sectors discussed how government and business can work together to integrate immigrant residents to build a strong workforce.