Immigration Critical to the Creation of Jobs in Minnesota

Published: December 10, 2012

Rochester Post-Bulletin
December 10, 2012

Minnesota is getting older and is losing far too many of its young people to other parts of the country, so we’re fortunate that immigrants from around the world see our state as a good place to raise their families, start businesses and pursue their version of the American dream.

When the rest of the country figures out that immigration is not only helpful but critical in the creation of new jobs and the filling of existing ones, we’ll be ahead of the curve. And that realization might not be too far away.

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