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Farmer Creates Local Jobs — With Help of Migrant Labor
Jack Hedin is the owner and operator of Featherstone Farm, a four-season farm in Rushford, Minnesota, that specializes in organic vegetable production. The $1.8 million business employs 15 workers year-round and as many as 35 seasonally, the majority of whom come from Mexico on the H-2A temporary work visa. “That labor is unequivocally necessary to […]
Read MoreThe Boston Globe: “The week’s top business news.”
Help wanted: people who can speak more than one language. Even as the Trump administration seeks to limit immigration, employers are increasingly looking to woo immigrants as consumers — and employees. Banks and cellphone providers are hiring employees who can communicate with potential customers in their native tongues. Software firms are seeking out translators and […]
Read MoreThe Day: “Does data about immigrants’ economic impact paint whole picture?”
Dominican Republic native Jeffrey Zapata knew he wanted to own a barbershop from the time he was young. At 14, he started practicing. At 19, he opened his first shop in the Dominican Republic — one that his popularity quickly fueled to success. But in 2006, he ran into his childhood friend named Kendy — […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Magazine: “SXSW Day 2: Mayor Kenney Keeps It Real on Immigration.”
The Trump administration has been looming over SXSW this year — there was a well-attended discussion titled “A Conversation With the Failing New York Times” and a tech rally for Planned Parenthood, for example. And on Saturday, March 11th, Philly got the opportunity to weigh in on the administration’s controversial immigration policies. Mayor Kenney sat […]
Read MoreTucson Weekly: “Advice on Welcoming Immigrants, From SXSW.”
U.S. cities with large immigrant and refugee populations thrive in a variety of ways. There are ways to support this community, which have been proven to make a difference. At the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, mayors of two sanctuary cities and an expert on smart immigration policy spoke on these issues at […]
Read MoreThe Boston Globe: “Which job seekers are in hot demand? Bilingual workers”
Help wanted: people who can speak more than one language. Even as the Trump administration seeks to limit immigration, employers are increasingly looking to woo immigrants as consumers — and employees. Banks and cellphone providers are hiring employees who can communicate with potential customers in their native tongues. Software firms are seeking out translators and […]
Read MoreDHS Launches Controversial Immigration Victims Office
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a new office for Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) on April 26, declaring that its “singular mission is to support victims of crime through access to information and resources.” Originally proposed in the Trump administration’s interior enforcement executive order, the office seeks to be a “programmatic liaison […]
Read MoreNBC News: “Report: Want the Job? Be Able to Say So in More than One Language.”
Those looking for a job may want to emphasize their language skills. In the last five years, the demand for employees in the United States who know more than one language has more than doubled, according to a report recently released by the New American Economy. The report, “Not Lost in Translation: The Growing Importance […]
Read MoreInvestor Ideas: “Demand for Bilingual Workers More than Doubled in 5 years, New Report Shows.”
Today, New American Economy (NAE) released a report on the growing demand for bilingual talent in major industries in the United States. The research looks at online job posting data acquired by Burning Glass Technologies, a leading labor market analytics firm that searches 40,000 job boards daily. The report shows that employers increasingly desire workers […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed: Report: Job Market Is Strong for Bilingual Workers
On the heels of a report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences urging a national strategy to boost language learning capacity, the New American Economy today released a paper emphasizing the critical need for language skills in the workplace. The bipartisan group of some 500 pro-immigration reform mayors and business leaders’ new report, […]
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