Immigration and Economic Life
Schedule
Thu Sep 01 2022 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
KANEKO | Omaha, NE
About this Event
Immigration impacts the economic vitality and well-being of the communities that immigrants come from and move to. In migrant-receiving countries, the economic impact of immigration is almost uniformly positive. Researchers have sometimes worried that immigration would drive down wages, but it turns out that increasing the number of workers and consumers improves economic vitality in almost all cases, including higher wages. Immigrants in the United States have brought small rural communities back from the brink of disappearing and have contributed billions of dollars in economic growth in Nebraska and elsewhere. Refugees, in particular, often need social assistance and services upon first arrival, but ultimately contribute more in economic growth than they receive.
In cooperation with the Carne y Arena exhibit at the Kaneko, in this Conversatorio a panel of scholars and community leaders will discuss the economic impact of immigration, with a particular focus on Nebraska. Panelists will examine economic and sociological research on migration and will tell the economic stories of immigrants in both urban and rural Nebraskan communities.
Food and drink will be provided.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Dr. Lina Traslaviña Stover, Executive Director, Heartland Workers Center
Dr. Christopher Decker, Professor, College of Business Administration, UNO
Ms. Dulce Sherman, Owner, Sherman Executive Consulting; Chief HR& DEI Officer for Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
Moderator:
Dr. Cristián Doña-Reveco, Director, UNO Office of Latino and Latin American Studies
Where is it happening?
KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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