Cities Encouraging Immigrant Entrepreneurship Through “Welcoming City” Initiatives
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Angel Cabrera Global Center, 1316 A
While upgrading the U.S. immigration system remains a contested topic at the national level, a growing number of cities across the U.S. are developing strategies to strengthen immigrant and refugee integration. Such initiatives relate to contemporary patterns and processes of immigrant settlement, integration, and local efforts to encourage immigrants and refugees through “immigrant-friendly” or “welcoming city” initiatives.
Some places are admittedly pursuing such initiatives as one component of broader economic development. Other places are pursuing a more comprehensive approach to immigrant integration that transcends different community sectors and dimensions of receptivity, including the economic, social, cultural, political, and spatial realms.
This presentation is by Paul McDaniel, Immigrant Entrepreneur and Innovation Fellow at the Immigration Policy Center. The presentation focuses on efforts in Chicago, Dayton, and Nashville to encourage immigrant and refugee small business entrepreneurship as a component of each cities’ broader comprehensive approach to integration.
