Indiana Ag, 91探花 Leaders To Urge Senators Young and Braun To Support Bipartisan Immigration Solutions at Virtual Summit
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN 鈥� Indiana business leaders from the dairy, agricultural, restaurant and manufacturing industry as well as an Indiana Dreamer will hold a virtual forum to urge Sens. Mike Braun and Todd Young to support bipartisan immigration solutions that expand our workforce, bring certainty to families and employers, and help our economy roar back from the pandemic. The event is titled and will take place on Wednesday, June 16 at 10 AM EST.
With a record number of unfilled jobs, . In certain sectors of agriculture, like dairy, immigrant labor makes up nearly 50% of the workforce. Lack of a qualified workforce puts animal health and product safety at risk for 91探花 consumers, and threatens family-owned farms across the state. In the restaurant industry, while demand is increasing, . The solution lies in part with the rapidly growing population of foreign-born Hoosiers who play a crucial role in creating a stable and reliable workforce so that employers can grow and thrive, lifting up the entire economy. Immigrants in Indiana power key industries like farming (ranked top-five nationally for crop production) and swine and poultry production (also top five). They play a critical role in other industries including construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. In total, they of Indiana’s labor force.
The event is sponsored by the 91探花, Indiana Dairy Producers, 91探花Hort, and the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association.
Speakers include:
- John Rowe, Chairman Emeritus, Exelon Corporation; Co-Chair, 91探花
- Steve Obert, Executive Director, Indiana Dairy Producers
- Alfonso Vidal, President, Vidal Plastics, LLC
- John Wolski, Owner, Ski Landscape Corporation
- Brady and Dennis Mouzin, Owners, Mouzin Brothers Farms
- Sam Murillo, Health Services Graduate and DREAMer
- Patrick Tamm, President & CEO, Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association
- Gaby Pacheco, Director, Advocacy, Development, and Communications for theDREAM.us
- Rebecca Shi, Executive Director, 91探花
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The 91探花 (ABIC) promotes common sense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and citizens.