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Dahlberg James A. TiE Ohio 882 Skinner Ave Painesville, OH 44077Dobrzycka Adriana Vibrant Pittsburgh Speaker Downs-Karkos Susan Welcoming America Facilitator Durden Tracey Madonna University Director of Human Resources

Road Livonia, MI 48150 www.madonna.edu

Egnatios Edward The Skillman Foundation .,

Suite 100 Detroit, MI 48207 Partner Fakhoury Rami D. Fakhoury Law Group Manging Director

Rd Ste 510 Troy, MI 48084 employmentimmigration.com

Flores Adonis Global Detroit Volunteer Franklin Dr. Randi Lou INTER-LINGUA CEO PO BOX 360662 GPF, MI 48236 www.Inter-Lingua-Online.comGallagher Ellen Welcoming America Facilitator Ganesan Tel Kyyba Speaker Gebremedhin Katherine WES Global Talent Bridge Facilitator Gonzales Peter Welcoming Center of New Pennsylvanians Keynote Speaker Graham Sara LEAP Director of Talent & Communications

. .,Ste. 202 Lansing www.purelansing.com Partner

Grund Melanie Congressman Sander Levin's officeGrunow Francis Global Detroit Staff Harb Sonia ACCESS-Growth Senior Director 6451 Maple St. Dearborbn, MI. 48126 www.accesscommunity.org Partner Hattar Jeralda Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan Director 15945 Canal Road Clinton Township, MI 48038Heidel Gary MSHDA Director of Policy P.O. Box 30044 Lansing, MI 48909 www.michigan.gov/mshdaHerman Richard Richard T. Herman & Associates Keynote Speaker Herrick Sloan Global Detroit Staff Horne Dillon Global Detroit InternJohnson Burney MSHDA Deputy Director 3028 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit MI 48202Johnson Sarah Immigrant Welcome Center Coordinator, Welcoming Indianapolis 0Kallick David Fiscal Policy InstituteKamat Pradip TiE Ohio Charter Member

.,Suite 104 Cleveland, Ohio 44122 www.tieohio.org

Kasham Aysha AJK Law, PLLCKerr Juliana The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Director, Studies Special Initiatives

. Avenue, Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60604 thechicagocouncil.org

Keyes Trevor Bay Future, Inc. Economic Development Specialist .

Suite 309 Bay City, MI 48708 www.bayfuture.comKing Sarah Global Detroit Staff Kluger Avram JFGAA Campaign Director Krichbaum Daniel H. Michigan Department of Civil Rights http://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/ Speaker Lane Mary The Welcome Mat Detroit Project Director 111 E. Kirby Detroit, MI 48202 www.welcomematdetroit.org Partner Lavers Pamela J. Macomb County Assistant County Executive

,Floor Mt. Clemens, MI 48045 MacombCountyMi.gov

Leppek Derrin TechTown ,

Entrepreneurial Programs 440 Burroughs Detroit, MI 48202Mann George Law Offices of George P. Mann & Associates 32560 Colony Hill Franklin www.greencard-us.comMasters Suzette JM Kaplan Fund Program Director, Migration

,19th floor New York, NY 10016 www.jmkfund.org

Mazur Kasia Fakhoury Law GroupMcDermott Celeste McDermott, PLLC Attorney/Mediator McLean Patrick City of Toledo Finance Director

Center, Suite 2050 Toledo, OH 43604

McLellan Mary MDCR/Global Michigan Commissions Liaison 110 W Michigan Ave Lansing MI 48933 http://michigan.gov/mdcr Partner McLin Linda MI Dept of Civil Rights

Community Affairs

. .,Suite 3-600 Detroit, MI 48202 www.michigan.gov/mdcr

McRae Patrick Prima Civitas Director, International Programs

Suite 275 East Lansing, MI 48823 www.primacivitas.orgMorris Downs Terri Immigrant Welcome Center Morse Matthew Fakhoury Law GroupNahata Harsha University of Michigan StudentNelson Micah Global Detroit InternNeumann Debbie MSHDA Community Outreach Specialist 702 W. Michigan Ave Lansing, MI 48912Nevai Maria Global Detroit volunteer 2597 Dustin Road Okemos, MI 48864 Partner Newman John GTRI of Michigan Community Outreach Manager

Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 www.migtri.org Partner

Niebel Alicia Kyyba Inc. Executive Coordinator

R d. S ui te 1 30 F ar mi ng to n H il ls , M I 4 83 34 w ww.k yy ba .c omPfliegel Deborah ACCESS Senior Director 2651 Saulino Court Dearborn, MI. 48120 www.accesscommunity.orgPhillippi Karen Miller Canfield/Global Detroit

IManager/Board President

. ,7th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 4 8104 www.millercanfield.com

Prus Michael State of Michigan State Fidelity Bonding Coordinator ,

201 N. Washington Lansing, MI 48913 www.mitalent.org/fidelity-bonding-programRoller Joy Global ClevelandRomero Richard Global Cleveland Committee Member 1405 west Erie Ave. Lorain Gobalcleveland.comRosebrook Erika Governor's Office

,Initiatives

Ruffin Jermaine R. MSHDA Community Development Specialist

Avenue Lansing, MI 48909 michigan.gov/mshdaSalerno Jeanne Catholic Charities of South East Michigan Director of Immigration ServicesSauve Christine Welcoming Michigan 2651 Saulino Court Dearborn WelcomingMichigan.org Partner Sawher Tyler UofM School of Public Policy MPP Candidate 2014Schutt Paul Issue Media Group Speaker Sokoly Andrew Global Detroit 4444 Second Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.com Staff Spanos Irene Oakland County Government

,Community Affairs www.advantageoakland.com

Stacey Francyne Butzel LongSukkar Suzanne Miller Canfield FACILITATORSullivan, Jr. Robert E. International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit General Counsel 111 E. Kirby Detroit, MI 48202 www.iimd.orgSzurpicki Elizabeth Global Detroit 4444 Second St Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.com Staff Szurpicki Sarah Global Detroit 4444 Second St Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.com Staff Taylor Kevin IEEE PO Box 3962 Center Line www.ieee.orgTerebelo Michal Fakhoury Law Group Attorney

Road, Suite 510 Troy, MI 48084 www.employmentimmigration.com

Tobocman Steve Global Detroit Director 4444 Second St Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.comTomich Zak Governor's Office Depurty Director of Strategy 111 S. Capital Ave Lansing, MI 48909Trentin Athena Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan Director

. ,Ste. 117 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://www.migtri.org/ Speaker

Trevino-Savala Marcelina Michigan Department of Civil Rights AttorneyTuranzas Enriqueta Global Detrot Volunteer Turner Rafael Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Manager, Community Outreach

.Street, Suite 200 Flint, MI 48502 www.flintandgenesee.org

Velazquez Guadalupe New American Initiative Facilitator Wahlrab Tom City of Dayton Facilitator Wamester Tadd Upwardly Global Manager, Strategic Initiatives 505 8th Ave Rm 602 New York, NY 10018 www.upwardlyglobal.orgWassel Lou Chrome Star HR AdvisorsWilkinson Sook

Icommission (MAPAAC) MAPAAC Chair www.michigan.gov/MAPAAC Partner

Wise Laura Global Lansing Speaker Wraikat Haneern ACCESS-Growth Coordinator 6451 Maple St. Dearborn, MI. 48126 www.accesscommunity.orgWszedybyl Iwona PACCM Polish American Chamber President 5817 Glen Eagles West Bloomfield MI 48323 www.pacmichigan.orgYin Skyin Michigan State University Speaker Zhou Stanley America Ally Automotive Products Corp. Speaker Zolnowski Wojciech The International Institute www.iimd.org

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Last Name Phone Number Email Address Organization Title City, State and Zip Code Website RoleBer to lo Mel is sa 937 -333 -1 422 m el is sa .ber to lo @d ay tonohio.gov

Relations Council Facilitator

Bue ll , J r. Thomas 412 -392 -4513 t buel l@globa lp it ts bu rg h. org G lo ba lP it tsbu rgh

Initiative & Marketing Pittsburgh, PA 15222 org Partner Castrovillari Andrea [email protected] Global Cleveland Cleveland, OH FACILITATORCo hen Be ts y 31 4- 28 3- 76 24 Ec oh en @wo rld tr ade cen te r- st l. co m

& Innovation Initiative Project Director St. Louis, MO Partner

Creticos Peter 312-332-3508 [email protected]

the Economy Director Chicago, ILDobrzycka Adriana (412) 281-8600 [email protected] Vibrant Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Speaker

Downs-Karkos Susan 303-808-1322 [email protected] Welcoming America Denver, CO Facilitator Gallagher Ellen 617-249-3526 [email protected] Welcoming America Boston, MA Facilitator G on za le s Pe te r 21 5- 55 7- 28 43 pe te r@we lc om ing ce nt er. or g

New Pennsylvanians Director Philadelphia, PA Keynote Speaker

Graham Sara 517 999 9038 sara@purelansing. com

Area Partners

Communications Lansing www.purelansing.com Partner Johnson Sarah 317.223.0933 g

Center (Indianapolis)

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Kallick David 212-721-7164 [email protected] Fiscal Policy Institute New York, NYM ast er s Su zet te 21 2 30 0 89 03 sb ro ok sm as te rs @g ma il. co m J M Ka pl an F un d Pr ogr am Di re ct or, M igr at ion Ne w Yor k, NY 10 016 www. jm kf und .o rgM cLe an Pa tr ick 41 9- 24 5- 16 47 pa tr ick .m cle an@t ole do. oh .g ov Ci ty o f To le do Fi na nc e Di rec to r Tol ed o, O H 4 360 4M cLe lla n M ar y 51 7- 24 1- 13 44 mc lel la nm @m ic hig an .g ov

Michigan Commissions Liaison Lansing MI 48933 dcr Partner

Roller Joy [email protected] Global Cleveland Director Cleveland, OHSzurpicki Sarah 313.920.2143 [email protected] Global Detroit Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.com Staff Tobocman Steve 313.516.9681 [email protected] Global Detroit Director Detroit, MI 48201 globaldetroit.comTomich Zak 517 .241 .549 3 to mi chz@mi ch igan .g ov G overno r' s Off ic e Depur ty D ir ec to r o f S tr at egy Lansing , MI 48909Velazquez Guadalupe 614-645-1993 [email protected]

Initiative, City of Columbus, OH Facilitator

Wahlrab Tom 937-475-2643 [email protected] City of Dayton Facilitator Dayton, OHMorris Downs Terr i [email protected]

Cen te r ( Indi anapol is ) D ir ec to r I nd ianapo li s, IN

Herman Richard [email protected] Herman Law Group Immigration Lawyer Cleveland, OHFord Britany 419-213-4084 [email protected]

Toledo Staff to County Commisioner Toledo, OH

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Global Great Lakes Proposal

2013 represents an historic moment for immigration in the United States. After three decades ofrobust immigration growth that has raised the number of immigrants from 14.1 million in 1980 to

nearly 40 million in 2010, the U.S. Congress appears poised to pass some form of immigrationreform. While the factors that have influenced Washingtons apparent willingness to tackle thisissue are complex, the nature of recent immigration to the Midwest and the Midwests reactionto the economic recession may represent a significant part of the equationboth in buildingmomentum for reform and in the nature of the reform that might be adopted.

Over the past few decades, the robust growth in U.S. immigration has shaped new gateways forimmigrants and touched communities that have traditionally been a layer removed fromimmigration, including metropolitan and rural areas of the Midwest. Growth in immigration in thelast decade was spread out through dozens of metro areas, as opposed to being asconcentrated in just a handful of traditional gateway cities. 1 More immigrants in metropolitanareas now live in suburbs rather in cities. 2 Coupled with the parallel phenomena of continuedpopulation loss, brain drain, and economic slowdown in the Midwests major cities, the impactof these new migration patterns has made immigration a fact of life and a policy topic forcommunities that have not experienced significant international immigration in over a century.

Midwestern Cities and the Need to Become Global

Although the cities around the Great Lakes vary along a broad spectrum of economicredevelopment, they all share a legacy of heavy industry and a similar set of problems resultingfrom industrys decline. The cities of this region have lost up to 50 percent of their population;

their educational attainment rates are dismal; their unemployment rates are dangerously high. Ifthese cities take advantage of the regions unique opportunities and creatively transition fromsole reliance on heavy industry, the shared future of this region can be prosperousitsrevitalization can be emblematic of the very entrepreneurism that catapulted this constellation ofcities to become a global economic superpower at the peak of the industrial revolution.

Right now, one of the regions unique opportunities is its population of immigrants and itscapacity to attract more immigrants to contribute to the revitalization of its cities. This reality hasbeen increasingly understood and acknowledged by an exciting and organic reaction amongMidwest metropolitan leaders, who have begun to embrace immigration as an economicopportunity, rather than a threat. Over the past four years, new initiatives to promoteimmigration as an economic development opportunity have produced Global Detroit, VibrantPittsburgh, Global Cleveland, Welcome Dayton, Global Michigan, and Global Lansing. Similar

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programs or consortia are emerging in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St. Louis. None of theseefforts existed before 2009.

These Global metropolitan initiatives (or in one case, a statewide effort) couple Midwesternsensibility and pragmatism with the need to address the regions unique problems to create an

unlikely approach to the controversial issue of immigrationone that differs significantly fromthe discourse around the rest of the U.S. The initiatives recognize that the Midwest is a rapidlyaging region with stagnant population growth but incredible historical assets. The regionsstrong agriculture, struggling manufacturing sector, world-leading research universities, andeconomic transition into the new economy are all benefitted by robust immigration. 3

Specifically, research over the last half decade has documented the important contributions American immigrants have made to the growth of the economy and the United Statesleadership in the new economy. Immigrants are responsible for approximately one-quarter of allof the high-tech startups, and nearly half of the high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. 4 More than40 percent of the 2010 Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their childrenand seven of the ten most valuable brands in the world come from American companiesfounded by immigrants or their children. 5 These contributions extend beyond the high-tech, neweconomy and Fortune 500 firms. Immigrants start small businesses at more than twice the rateof native born Americans 6a critical fact for many struggling cities with significant retail needsin disinvested, low-income communities.

While each effort builds on the unique assets and challenges of its particular locality, they allshare a refreshing notion that immigration is a powerful economic driver and would greatlystrengthen their particular regional economy. Many focus on skilled and highly-educatedimmigrants, but several explicitly target and support working-class immigrants. Most build upon

their Midwestern cultural roots and include an element of welcoming. Some enjoy support fromelected officials (even one Republican governor). Some seek to change the regional culture ofnative-born Americans; others seek to connect with, attract, and retain immigrants. Somestress traditional immigrant integration services (e.g., ESL, citizenship, legal services, etc.). Andall have a desire to grow and learn from each other.

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Below is a description of nine Midwest initiatives, each of which is less than four years old.These initiatives represent an innovative approach to immigration. They are focused oneconomic developmentcreating jobs and economic activityand do not engage in civil rights

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community members to develop greater understanding and work towards sharedprosperity.

Four of the programs include an element of traditional immigrant and refugeeintegration services, though each seeks to bring new efficiencies to this work.

Some serve as a referral agency to direct immigrants and refugees to existing providers.Others have developed a first-ever searchable online database (so-called welcomemat) of local providers for immigrants and refugees and those servicing them to access.Some seek to identify and resolve gaps in the integration service offerings of the region,as well as build capacity of the service provider organizations. Finally, some seek tooffer targeted services that either assist immigrants and refugee entrepreneurs or seekto address the challenges faced by skilled and professional immigrants and refugees.

There are other unique program offerings among the initiatives, but each shares the vision ofgrowing the local economy through a more robust immigrant community and more integratedand welcoming reception by that community. Each initiative contains at least some element ofcommunicating to the general public on the benefits that immigrants and refugees bring to theregion. More specifically, the nine initiatives include:

Global Detroit Initiated by the Global Detroit report released in May 2010, Global Detroit is aneffort to revitalize southeast Michigans economy by pursuing strategies that make Detroit andthe surrounding region more attractive to immigrants, internationals, foreign trade, andinvestment as a means to produce jobs and regional economic growth. As of April 2012, nearly$5 million in philanthropic funding has been raised to launch and sustain the innovativeinitiatives identified in the Global Detroit study. These initiatives include international studentretention, the Welcoming Michigan campaign, the ProsperUS microenterprise training and

lending program, and the Welcome Mat network of traditional immigration and social serviceproviders.

Global Cleveland With support from Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and the regionsmedical and biotechnology communities, Global Cleveland was launched in 2011 to fosterregional economic development through actively attracting newcomers to the greater Clevelandarea and connecting them to economic and socially opportunities. Global Cleveland aims toease the immigration process by working as a point of contact with recent immigrants. Theyoffer a pilot program providing credentialing services to immigrants who worked as healthcareprofessionals in their home country.

Welcome Dayton Forged from community conversations in 2011, the Welcome Dayton Planhas attracted considerable national attention and press. It has been endorsed by the CityManager, City Commission, and corporate community and provides recommendations toengage immigrants in neighborhood revitalization, population growth, and economicstrengthening. Welcome Dayton works in four focus areas--business and economicdevelopment; government and justice system; social and health services; and community,culture, arts, and education. Examples of achievements to date include creating new affordable


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housing units targeted at immigrants and refugees, opening Welcoming Centers within theschools that offer individualized tutoring and outreach to immigrant families, and hosting aglobal soccer tournament.

Vibrant Pittsburgh In 2011, Vibrant Pittsburgh grew out of earlier efforts for the Welcoming

Center for Immigrants and Internationals. Vibrant Pittsburgh strives to revitalize the regionaleconomy by increasing the diversity and expanding the talent pool of its workforce. VPsprograms welcome newcomers, cultivate inclusivity, and energize the region by attracting andretaining outside talent. Fostering partnerships with employers, local government, advocacynetworks, universities, workforce development organizations, and the general public, VibrantPittsburgh broadly tackles the cultural and infrastructural changes necessary for the Pittsburghregion to tap into the potential of an inclusive economy.

Global Michigan As part of Michigan Governor Rick Snyders effort to make Michigan themost pro-immigration state in the country, Global Michigan is a collaboration between theMichigan Department of Civil Rights, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, andprivate sector volunteers to develop new ways of attracting and retaining highly educatedimmigrants to the state. Global Michigan is focused on five key strategies: (1) internationalstudent retention; (2) a cultural ambassadors program to welcome international businessvisitors, students, and investment; (3) assisting in the licensing and credentialing of skilledimmigrants and refugees; (4) building a robust EB-5 investor visa environment; (5) welcomingand public policy initiatives that make Michigan the most pro-immigration state in the nation.

Global Lansing In partnership with the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, Michigan StateUniversity, and the Lansing Visitors and Convention Bureau, Global Lansing is one of the firstregionally targeted strategies assisted by Global Michigan to launch. In an effort to tap into

Michigan State Universitys large number of international students, Global Lansing hasdeveloped strategies to better leverage their unique assets within the community. These includeeasing immigrants transition to their new home by connecting international students to localshopping and transportation, pairing international students to local internships, as well asdeveloping business opportunities by assisting with foreign business investment in localbusinesses.

Immigrant Welcome Center of Indianapolis The Welcome Center helps immigrantsintegrate into the economy by connecting them with service providers. Through grassroots andneighborhood-based programming, the Centers work addresses social, cultural and civic issuesto allow immigrants to fully participate in their communities and allows their communities to fullybenefit from immigrant talent. In recent months, the Immigrant Welcome Center of Indianapolishas begun to strategize about how it could create an economic development initiative modeledupon the work in Detroit, Dayton, and Cleveland that would embrace immigration as a jobcreation and economic growth opportunity.

Global St. Louis This past spring, researchers at St. Louis University completed a studyentitled How Can We Create Growth in St. Louis? The Economic Impact of Immigration on our


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Region. The study was publicly released at a conference entitled How New Citizens SpurEconomic Growth. The conference, presented by the St. Louis County Economic Council and theSt. Louis Development Corporation, drew corporate and political leaders as well as entrepreneurs,immigrants and concerned citizens interested in the ongoing dialogue about immigration. Shortlyafter the conference, St . Louis Mayor Francis Slay and County Executive Charlie Dooley used

the study results to form a 15-member commission with one task, attracting more immigrants toSt. Louis.

Need and Desire for Collaboration and Construction of a Network

The initiatives described above are hungry to exchange ideas, research, and best practices.The potential benefits of building such a network include: (1) increased efficacy of theparticipating existing initiatives; (2) capacity-building support for nascent efforts in other post-industrial cities; (3) potential development of network-wide tools, resources, and/or research tosupport local, regional, and national change; and (4) amplification of the needs andopportunities of Midwestern cities to inform the policy conversation on a regional and nationallevel.

There is significant need for capacity-building, especially given the fact that many of theinitiatives at issue involve some combination of players that are new to this field, unlikely andnon-traditional partnerships, and new approaches to what can still be considered an emergingissue. Developing a network among these regional economic development initiatives would goa long way towards ensuring that each regional effort maximizes its impact and success. AGlobal Great Lakes network would greatly facilitate peer learning as these initiatives tackle the


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development and implementation of new programs in the areas of retaining internationalstudents, integrating skilled and professional immigrants, building welcoming communities,developing regional collaboration among integration service providers, and other areas ofshared work. The network can facilitate peer-to-peer learning, information sharing, and accessto national expertise.

And while the existing efforts that have been described above are great initial nodes for thisnetwork, the networks growth would include outreach to communities that dont have apublicized effort yet or are in the initial stages of contemplating developing such an initiative.The networks resources and convenings could be available to a broad array of participants andusers, including the hypothetical economic development organization in Buffalo interested indeveloping a Buffalo-specific immigrant entrepreneur support program, or a Milwaukee citycouncil member who wants to better connect immigrant integration and leadership programs.While national efforts include opportunities for these curious individuals to engage aroundbuilding a global initiative, they lack the detailed focus on Great Lakes city problems and GreatLakes city opportunities that can be so ably addressed by a globalizing effort.

A Global Great Lakes network of immigrant economic development efforts also might developits own expertise. It might facilitate developing web tools (e.g., the welcome mat searchabledatabase of immigration service providers), marketing campaigns, and other tools that could beused by several individual initiatives. In fact, many of the individual efforts already rely uponsome of the same research to illuminate the contributions of immigrants within Midwestmetropolitan economies. A network could identify common objectives or challenges and enableseveral programs to collectively develop shared solutions.

Further, the network could help identify national research to help build the local case for a more

welcoming immigrant economic development strategy in these areas. It also could develop amenu of potential program areas to build local capacity, as well as models of potentialpartnerships by which local programs can be created (e.g., how to bring in corporate, municipal,academic, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors into a regional effort). The network might provideactual on-the-ground consulting to assist local efforts develop their programs.

While each of the existing regional efforts identified above have revolutionized theconversations in their region about immigration and brought new supporters from the businessand economic development communities to advocate for a more robust immigration system,there is much for each of these programs still to do. Many of these efforts are still indevelopment and planning or are busy in the initial stages of implementing the plan theydesigned. While they may have operated previously within an existing organization, none of theinitiatives had a full-time staff person before 2011. They all have expressed an eagerness tolearn more about the initiatives and programs offered in other cities.

While none of the initiatives included herein approach their work from the perspective of civilrights or social justice advocacy, they do have the potential to be strong voices for immigrationreform and for immigrant-friendly policy change. This advocacy is driven entirely by the goal of


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revitalizing American communities in ways that provide as much benefit to native-born Americans as to the immigrants the programs might support. While such a pro-immigrationperspective focusing on the economic benefits of a robust immigration system exists withintraditional immigrant rights circles, it can benefit greatly when championed by these Midwestmetropolitan economic development programs. The view that immigrants take jobs, drain public

benefits programs, and cause crime still largely dominates the national conversation and thehuman rights advocacy of religious and civil rights organizations struggles to offer a strongcounterbalance. A network of highly effective global efforts from the Great Lakes region has thepower, if working collaboratively, to reframe the debate at the national level. No singlemetropolitan effort can do that alone.

There already has been significant but ad-hoc interaction, collaboration, and learningamong these individual efforts. The architects of Global Detroit and Global Cleveland visitedeach other, exchanged documents, and held phone calls on numerous occasions. In fact,Global Detroit has visited and hosted each of these programs, with the exception of St. Louis.The initiatives have met each other at the National Immigration Integration Conferences inBoston, Seattle, and Baltimore. In each of these interactions there is an expressed andpalpable desire to work more collaboratively, to learn from each other, and to build a region andnation that reaps economic prosperity from robust immigration.

Planning an Initial Network Convening

The first step in building this Midwest network would be to host a convening of 8-10 Midwestinitiatives, and potentially other nascent efforts, to all participate in the cogeneration of a plan fora network. By engaging existing efforts in the creation of the network itself, the network can bemost responsive to the real needs and vision of the member organizations it will exist to serve.

This proposal also allows the network members then to develop roles within the network thatbest meet their own capacities and goals.

The outcomes of this convening will include:

1. The development of deeper relationships among the participating efforts;2. Sharing of information and best practices by each participating initiative; and3. A workplan summarizing the proposed structure and activities of the network, if any, to

use for further development and funding.

The initial convening would last between one to three days and be structured so that eachinitiative could determine how best to invest in attending. The likely agenda would includeample opportunities for initiatives to learn from each other by highlighting different regionsefforts on specific initiatives (welcoming, integration services, international student retention,corporate engagement, political leadership, etc.), an in-depth look at the efforts in the host city


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(including guest speakers, neighborhood tours, etc.), and finally, facilitated discussionsregarding building a collaborative learning network. 7

During the portion of the conference focusing on how best to collaborate, build a network, andlearn from each other, the group likely would discuss how best to sustain these partnerships into

the future:

1. Conferences and Events;2. Webinars on Specific Topics;3. Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunities, including Site Visits;4. Mini Planning Grants to Assist other Cities Seeking to Develop Initiatives;5. Metrics to Assist in Measuring Impact;6. Development of a Listserve, Potential Web Content, and Other Social Media;7. Local Events; and8. Other Opportunities to Collaborate and Learn from Each Other

Through this convening, pre-planning work, and follow-up work, a Global Great Lakes networkwork plan and proposal will be developed. This will set the stages for a more significantinvestment into such a network.

Lead Partners

Welcoming America and New Solutions Group, LLC have offered to partner to lead this initialconvening and development of a Global Great Lakes network work plan.

New Solutions Group

New Solutions Group, LLC is a for-profit consulting firm managed by Steve Tobocman, a formernonprofit director and state legislator. The firm has spearheaded the Global Detroit planningand implementation process since 2009. New Solutions is dedicated to bringing a smart,innovative, and collaborative approach to clients whose missions benefit the public good. It hasengaged in a variety of strategic planning, advocacy, and policy research projects for a range ofclients in Detroit and across Michigan.

New Solutions has experience with planning numerous events, including a one-day 1,000person, public conference on immigrants and Michigans economic future. Under NewSolutions leadership, Global Detroit has helped raise nearly $5 million of philanthropicinvestment; developed leading programs in welcoming, international student retention,integration services, and microenterprise development; and has fostered the only statewideinitiative supporting immigration as an economic development tool.

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Based upon its experience designing and building Global Detroit, as well as its work inconnecting Global Michigan to regional economic development initiatives across Michigan, NewSolutions is aware of how critical learning from other cities and regions is in a field as new andemerging as the field of developing regional economic development plans focused onimmigration as a key driver. Moreover, the firm has established relationships with all of the

Midwest regional initiatives mentioned in this proposal.

Welcoming America

Welcoming America is a national, nonprofit organization that provides support, training andcapacity building assistance to a growing network of communities and organizations across thecountry that are working to build mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born andU.S.-born Americans. The ultimate goal of Welcoming Americas work is to promote awelcoming atmosphere community by community in which immigrants are more likely tointegrate into the social fabric of their adopted hometowns.

Welcoming America has its origins in the award-winning Welcoming Tennessee initiative, aneffort that successfully helped to transform a hostile anti-immigrant climate in Tennessee, andwas the subject of the 2011 PBS documentary, Welcome to Shelbyville. The film, viewed byover one million Americans, highlighted the grassroots community engagement work led by theinitiative in a rural town grappling with a growing refugee Somali community. The ground-breaking work of Welcoming Tennessee was the first effort of its kind to reach out to everyday

Americans and address their fears and concerns in the face of rapid demographic change.

The success of the work in Tennessee has since inspired numerous other initiatives to takeshape, with the support of Welcoming America. Today, Welcoming Americas National Desksupports grassroots welcoming initiatives in 20 states, and provides training and assistance toother organizations throughout the country through its Receiving Communities Initiative.Welcoming America has developed an innovative, adaptive model for receiving communityengagement that is supported through a host of tools and resources. Its methodology includeswebinars, learning circles, in-person group training, individual and peer coaching andconvenings to help strengthen practice. Welcoming Americas innovative approach has beenrecognized by the White House and with the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship and the DraperRichards Kaplan Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship. Welcoming America is a recognizedthought leader in strategies for engaging the receiving community, and currently coordinates theReceiving Communities Track of the National Immigrant Integration Conference.

Most recently, Welcoming America launched the Welcoming Cities effort(www.welcomingcities,org), focusing on helping municipal governments adopt policies andpractices that promote a welcoming environment and economic competitiveness. Many of thecities outlined in this proposal connect to Welcoming America nationally in some way, but theywould also benefit from a regional focus. Welcoming America is interested in piloting regionalcollaborations, beyond its current city or statewide foci, and believes this proposal is an idealopportunity. In addition, having access to the national cohort of welcoming cities members will


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greatly benefit the members of the Great Lakes initiative, as they are able to share experiencesand successes back and forth.

Impact and Value

The past three decades have witnessed historic immigration to the United States. The worldsnations are more connected and interrelated than at any time in human history. Not justtechnologically and by news and information, but economically and by the exchange and flow ofpeople. America has prospered for the last three centuries because of its ability to attractindustrious, skilled, innovative, and diverse people from across the globe andwhile far fromperfect or idealhas done well at integrating these newcomers into the economy. Americanprosperity in the 21 st Century depends, in part, on its ability to continue to lead as a destinationfor the worlds talent seeking economic opportunity.

Rust Belt economies in the Midwest have begun to react to Americas latest immigration wave.Organically, regional economic leaders in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Dayton, the state ofMichigan, Lansing, Indianapolis, and St. Louis have set forth to capitalize on immigration and todevelop economic strategies that welcome immigrants to these communitieseach of whomhave faced challenging economic conditions from global market forces over the last decade.These individual initiatives are just emerging and see themselves, not only as uniquely local, butas part of a larger Midwestern, Rust Belt, or even national movement to embrace immigration asa source of economic strength, rather than as an economic threat. If successful, these effortswill help accelerate the return of prosperity to tens of millions of Americans, including positiveimpacts in numerous distressed urban neighborhoods.

These initiatives not only focus on how immigration can positively impact the economics of host

communities, they represent a unique opportunity for immigrants, refugees, and immigrantrights advocates. They are a new and critical component of shifting public attitudes aboutimmigration from one of fear and opposition, to one of understanding and encouragement.

Although these efforts do not directly focus on the immigration policy debates, they make aprofound case for federal, state, and local laws that welcome immigrants, not drive them awayor make it infeasible for communities to tap into their economic contributions.

These immigration economic development efforts have much to offer immigrants and refugeesin terms of tangibly improving their quality of life. In fact, many of the initiatives have embracedenhancing traditional integration services (ESL, citizenship programs, legal services, jobtraining, etc.) as a means of being more welcoming. Each has brought new energy andinnovation to traditional integration services, approaching the work from an asset-basedperspectiveviewing immigrants and refugees as opportunities, rather than as helpless victims.They have developed innovative programs, such as so-called welcome mats that guideimmigrants and refugees to needed services, as well as focused on building the capacity of theentire integration services field.


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As the United States appears more likely to pass some form of federal immigration reform, theimpact and importance of these efforts will be magnified. If the struggling Rust Belt and urbaneconomies of the Great Lakes region are able to develop effective economic integrationstrategies, these communities will be poised to benefit from a more robust federal immigrationsystem. Additionally, the implementation of integration programs to implement any federal

reform would have the opportunity to be coordinated with efforts that are focused on theeconomic and integration opportunities, instead of focused solely on the legal machinations ofthe program or some other perspective.

The organic emergence of somewhat revolutionary immigration economic developmentprograms in more than a half dozen Midwest metropolitan areas in four short years representsan historic moment. It is our hope that through collaboration, shared learning, and building anetwork, we can fully capitalize on this opportunity.


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Appendix F

Global Great Lakes Convening: June 6-7, 2013Pre-Convening Participant Survey

Please provide the following information about your organization.[Name contact, address, phone number, email etc.]

About your organization: What is your organizations mission? What are the geographic boundaries your organization targets? Please, identify which categorization applies to your organization. Check all that apply. (multiple choice)

o 501 (c) 3 Nonprofito Nonprofit with another statuso For Profito Membership-Basedo Governmento Other (please specify)

What is your organizations primary area of focus? Check all that apply. (multiple choice)o Economic Developmento Civico Cultureo Businesso Educationo Faith-Basedo Human Serviceo Foundationo Governmento Other (please specify)

What are your core programs and services? How many individuals do your programs serve? Describe your most successful/promising initiatives/efforts

How many staff people do you have? What is your annual budget? (Please include salaries and portions of other staff time who work on yourprogram.)

What percentage of your funds are raised from:o Foundationso Government Sourceso Corporate Support/Grantso Individualso Fee for Service Revenueso Other

Are you formally or affiliated with any other organizations? If so, please describe. Do you have a board of directors? (If so, please describe number, how selected, and interests

represented) Where are you located (please list all office locations and service points)?

o Do you have ! (matrix of choices: yes, no, under development)websiteo Periodic Newsletter?o Rack Card (short brochure)?o Brochure?o Annual Report?o Other materials (please list)?

Do you have an active social media presence?o Facebook?o Twitter?o LinkedIn?


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o Blog?o E-Newsletter?o Other?

Convening: Briefly introduce your organization. (100 words or less) List top 5 areas about which you would like to learn during the June convening (multiple choice):

o Welcome programs that build meaningful connections between newcomers and long-termresidents

o Innovative approaches to traditional immigration integration services (e.g., serving as a network,referral, or guide to ESL, citizenship, immigration legal, and other services)

o Entrepreneurship programso Workforce developmento Skilled immigrant integrationo International student retentiono Attracting foreign investment and trade (e.g., EB-5, greeting business delegations, etc.)o Municipal services to serve immigrant groups (e.g., policing policies, multilingual language

access to city services, etc.)o Create comprehensive community plans to encourage immigrationo Strategies to engage and work with immigrants and refugees to revitalize urban neighborhoodso Programs to attract international talent (includes international students, immigrants and other

internationals)o Programs to retain immigrants and internationalso Organizational capacity-buildingo Developing political will/leadershipo Changing community perceptionso Corporate engagemento Fund development and fundraising strategies that worko Partnering with ethnic mediao Working with ethnic chambers of commerceo Mobilizing volunteerso Innovative social media strategieso Other (please specify)

List your organizations areas of strength that you would be able to share at the convening? (e.g., whatarea(s) could you lead a panel discussion on concerning best practices, expertise, tools, programsetc.). Please list 3. [multiple one line text boxes]

List the top 3 panel discussion topics at the convening would you most like to hear. [multiple one linetext boxes]

How many representatives from your organizations do you expect will be in attendance at the Juneconvening? Will other representatives from your city be in attendance? If so, how many and from whichorganizations?

If we were to create a network, what would be some of the networks activities? Check all that apply.(multiple choice)

o Conference and eventso Webinars on specific topicso Joint fundraising opportunitieso Peer-to-peer learning opportunities, including site visitso Mini planning grants to assist other cities seeking to develop initiativeso Providing technical assistance and coaching to regional programs that are seeking to launcho Metrics to assist on measuring impacto Development of joint web/social media presenceo Development of joint technological assets to support work (e.g., online searchable database of

regional immigration service providers)o Local eventso Joint advocacy initiatives


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Please share any additional ideas for joint initiatives that the network could undertake collaboratively.(essay box).

Additional ideas, thoughts, or comments? Please share them here! [essay box]

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