{"id":472,"date":"2007-05-02T21:52:55","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T21:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2007\/05\/02\/immigration-and-migration-dialogue-in-iowa\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T12:54:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T17:54:45","slug":"immigration-and-migration-dialogue-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/immigration-and-migration-dialogue-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration and Migration Dialogue in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"immigration_and_migration_dialoque\"<\/a>Panelists with experience and expertise in various sectors of immigration and migration came together to discuss common misconceptions and realities in the Cedar Rapids area as well as the entire state of Iowa.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The conference organized by Diversity Focus was held on April 27, 2007 and dealt with the economy, community initiatives, responsibilities of the city and state and human rights.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first session dealt with the economy and included Dr. Mark Grey, director of the Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration, Nancy Quelhorst, president of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, Kay Halbran and Ken Anderson, president of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce. The panel agreed that Iowa\u2019s workforce is aging and that the workforce needed to be replaced.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anderson spoke on the controversy caused by
\n billboard ad in Spanish that bothered some residents simply because it was not in English and also spoke about the recent raids in Marshalltown.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe have to build one community,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom an economic perspective, jobs are there and almost every bank and grocery store will have bilingual service.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The second session dealt with community initiatives. Juan Garcia, the bilingual outreach representative of the Iowa Student Loan College Planning Center, Dr. Michele Yehieli, associate professor in the division of health promotion and education at the University of Northern Iowa, Jesse Martinez, the bilingual temporary placement counselor with Advance Services, Inc. and Father Nils Hernandez were the speakers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Juan Garcia talked about qualified students who can\u2019t go to college without proper documentation but mentioned that there are scholarships for undocumented immigrants.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Michelle Yehieli spoke on the language, linguistic, and cultural barriers for many immigrants.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe immigrant population is relatively young,\u201d she said. \u201cBut 50 percent don\u2019t have health insurance.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The third panel brought about heated exchanges between Dr. Mark Grey and Mayor John B. Nieland of Marion, Iowa. Linda Langston, Linn County Supervisor was also present.
\nMayor Nieland said that his city can\u2019t compete with underbid competition and thus wanted to hire a police officer who would make sure no workers were being hired at a low cost. The police officer would receive training from ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement).
\n\u201cIt\u2019s the only way to help my citizens prove (legal) status,\u201d he said.
\nGrey countered by saying that the press is misinforming the public on the immigration issue and stated that 20 percent will always be in favor and 20 percent will always be against the immigration issue.
\n\u201cWhat I\u2019m looking for is the middle 60 percent to sway to my side,\u201d he said. \u201cIf no meaningful legislation is passed by August, it won\u2019t be here till next year.\u201d
\nThe fourth and last panel dealt with human rights. Dr. Christopher Rossi, public international law instructor, Miryam Antunez de Mayolo, immigration attorney, Dr. Paul Retish, special education teacher at the University of Iowa, and Kate Karacay, co-director of the Iowa United Nations Association at the University of Iowa formed the panel.
\nThe issue of English being the official language of Iowa was also discussed.
\n\u201cThe state of Iowa is not teaching languages anymore,\u201d Dr. Paul Retish said. \u201cWe\u2019re not making accommodations to a much broader, diverse, representation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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