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Rob Paral

A Global Welcome: Metro Chicago's Approach to Immigrant Inclusion

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents.

A young woman in Delaware holds a sign saying, "No human being is illegal"
findingamerican.com
Migration

Ready to Work: Understanding Immigrant Skills in the United States to Build a Competitive Labor Force

RESEARCH
Report by Rob Paral

As the United States strives to build a workforce that will maintain its economic competitiveness, we must invest in education and training for foreign-born workers.

DACA recipient and engineering student works on a circuit board.
REUTERS
Migration

Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons from the Immigration Histories

RESEARCH
Report by Rob Paral

Cities of the American Midwest were largely built by immigration, and immigrants were a key component of the population growth these cities experienced in the early decades of the last century.

Chicago skyline.
Allen McGregor
Migration

Immigration a Demographic Lifeline in Midwestern Metros

RESEARCH
Report by Rob Paral

This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015.

View from the west of the Chicago skyline at sunrise
Brad Knight
Migration

Growing the Heartland

RESEARCH
Report by Rob Paral

This report examines how immigrants offset population decline and an aging workforce in Midwest metropolitan areas.

View of the Minneapolis skyline at dusk
Lucas Ludwig
Migration