Thread by @AmericanBIC

WE ARE LIVE📢‼️

Join us, and our partners on Zoom or Facebook Live for the virtual #Immigrationsummit, Intermountain Rising: Unlocking our Region’s Economic Potential Through Bipartisan Immigration Reform.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/IMBICSummit
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ABIC Board Member @bob_worsley helps us open our summit today as he recounts his experience as a member of the #ArizonaStateSenate, his love for the Hispanic and immigrant community, and his beliefs of the need to create bipartisan commonsense immigration reform.

"Immigration policy is never framed as what it actually is, U.S economic policy. Federal immigration reform is essential for the economic success of the United States." @ASU President @michaelcrow on the impact of bipartisan #immigration reform to America's economic growth.

"Immigration reform should not be a partisan issue, our commitment to immigration is a commitment to staying competitive... There are half a million immigrants in Colorado, they are fundamental to our economy." - @SenatorBennet on the important role immigrants play in Colorado.

"America is a country of immigrants... our immigration system is in need of serious reform... We've got to provide DACA recipients a legal matter to remain in the country..." @SenatorRomney

"Our immigration system needs reform, it's broken...We in Colorado are strong because of its immigrant population. Sensible immigration reform is so important, fixing our broken system would help everyone." -@jaredpolis on Colorado's commitment to immigrants as a welcoming state.

"Addressing this challenge [immigration reform] will require comprehensive bipartisan solutions... this will mean families can stay together and continue to be part of our communities without fear of deportation." @SenMarkKelly immigration reform.

"How can we achieve economic growth if we exclude an entire section of the economy?.. Dreamers are as American as you and me. How do we ensure they can continue to contribute to America?"- Garrick Taylor CEO of @AZChamber, on the need for permanent protections for dreamers.

"Our immigration system is more than just broken it's backward... We don't have a fully functioning immigration system that allows enough individuals that want to be in this country to benefit to our economy and contribute to our communities." - Derek Miller @saltlakechamber CEO

"If we lose about 135K #DACA and #TPS immigrants [in Utah] all of the sudden we would be short 25% of the workforce that is needed to meet our workplace demands...Those costs would then fall on our customers." Dough Pruitt, @Sundt Emeritus CEO on immigrants in Utah.

"Our collective fate is tied to the success of immigrants in our state, our educational institutions, and our economy." - @DrMelodyrose, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor #immigrationsummit

Founder & CEO @AlientoAZ, @ForbesUnder30, and @Harvard alum, @ReynaEMontoya, speaks on her experience as a Dreamer and why education for undocumented immigrant youth is important for the state of Arizona and the rest of the country.

"In my church, service around the world, I learned that people can do without a lot of things...but there is one thing they cannot live without hope. We must not deprive our people of hope." - Wilford Anderson, on advocating for in-state tuition for Dreamers in Arizona #LDS

"Commonsense immigration reform must recognize the dignity of each person who comes to America... each is created in the image, forcing people to live in the shadows is a desecration of G-d's good name." Rabbi John Linder from @templesolelaz

"Our faith tradition gives us the golden rule to love your neighbor. It means a different thing to many of us... it does not mean for us to stay silent." - Rev. Sexton-Wood Executive Director of @AzFaithNetwork

.@SenatorSinema of Arizona pledges to work with other lawmakers across the aisle to ensure bipartisan immigration solutions are prioritized. We agree with Senator Sinema. We can achieve immigration reform if we work together.

#ImmigrationSummit