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Investing in Immigration

A lot of Rust Belt cities share the same challenges--shrinking population and high unemployment--but some cities are finding a simple solution that brings money and jobs. Both Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, to name two, have begun aggressively courting immigrant entrepreneurs. Leaders in those cities say their efforts are paying off in hefty financial investments and the kind of high paying new jobs people would like to see here. Tuesday morning at 9:00, join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation about how immigrants might be key to rebuilding the region. John Austin Brookings Institution
Richard Herman immigration attorney, co-author Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)
Reka Barabash Executive Director TiE Ohio
Ratanjit Sondhe entrepreneur, author, board member Cleveland Foundation