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Kasich Signs Executive Order Creating Office
of Opportunities for New Ameri cans and Advisory Committee
COLUMBUS—Today Gov. John R. Kasich announced the creation of the
Office of Opportunities for New Americans and New Americans Advisory
Committee to help legal immigrants more successfully become part of
Ohio and find job opportunities in the state.
“Ohio was built by immigrants and to continue building we need new
people from wherever we can find them,” said Kasich. “As we have
become one of the nation’s top job creators, our businesses
increasingly need a robust pipeline of hard-working people. The
Buckeye State is a great, welcoming place to work and raise a
family, and whether you are from Indiana or India, New England or
Old England, we want you in Ohio.”
The new office, which will be housed within the Ohio Development
Services Agency, will help to ensure legal immigrants successfully
integrate into communities by breaking down barriers in state
government to improve workforce development opportunities.
The 12-member advisory committee will be named soon and will include
members who presently engage new immigrant populations in the
private-sector, non-profit community and government. They will be
joined by leaders with various state agencies that provide programs
and services to support immigrants through education and training,
employment and entrepreneurship.
A new website, www.NewAmericans.Ohio.Gov, has been created to help
new immigrants better navigate various state programs.
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