Westside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: Immigration

Westside Progressives will
examine the economic and social impact of immigration in Minnesota.  The Westside Progressives is a nonpartisan educational
forum for progressive-thinkers in the west metro suburbs. 

The topic will be addressed
by Sarah Radosevich of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Allison Churilla
Liuzzi of Minnesota Compass.  The
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce will draw from its recently released report on
the economic impact of immigration. 

Ms. Liuzzi is a Research
Scientist with the Minnesota Compass project at Wilder Research. She works with
national and state data sources to describe notable trends in the state and to
measure progress on topics related our shared quality of life in Minnesota. 

Ms. Radosevich is the
Policy Research Analyst for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, and co-author of
the 2013 report “The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Minnesota” with
Dr. Bruce P Corrie of Concordia University. Her work for the State Chamber has
included quantitative and qualitative research on immigrant capital,
Minnesota’s electric rates, transportation funding, and workforce development
among other topics. Prior to joining the Chamber, Sarah worked with the Greater
Twin Cities United Way to quantify the results of investments in workforce
programs. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Sanford School at Duke
University. 

The Westside Progressives
meet on the fourth Tuesday each month at the Plymouth Kelly Inn (Hwy
55/494). $10 pizza/salad dinner. 6 p.m. doors open, 6:15 dinner,
7 pm program.