New Michigan Media presented conference on immigration...
Battle Creek Enquirer, Hispanically Speaking News, 7/20
Economic asset: Immigration could prove helpful to state's recovery
A Battle Creek Enquirer editorial suggests that it would be wise to focus on how immigrants could be a major asset in helping Michigan to rebuild its economy. Gov. Rick Snyder and panelists pointed out the need for a new focus on immigration during the New Michigan Media conference held at Wayne State University on Monday.
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20110721/OPINION01/107210301/Economic-asset?odyssey=nav%7Chead http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/gov.-snyder-immigrants-coming-to-and-staying-in-michigan-are-a-key-to-helpi/9069/
Detroit Free Press, 7/20
Stephen Henderson: Governor 'gets it' on immigration, Legislature doesn't
Detroit Free Press editorial page editor Stephen Henderson opines about Gov. Rick Snyder's remarks during an immigration conference held at Wayne State University earlier this week. Henderson writes: "Snyder's right to focus on trying to harness the economic power of immigration in Michigan's turnaround, and just as right to resist efforts to make Michigan a more hostile place for foreigners." Henderson continues: "Legislators would be smarter to work with the governor on ways to enhance, rather than discourage, immigrant participation in the new Michigan economy."
http://www.freep.com/article/20110720/BLOG2503/110719040/Stephen-Henderson-Governor-gets-immigration-Legislature-doesn-t?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
The Detroit News, 7/20
Editorial: Michigan should put out the welcome mat for immigrants
A DetNews editorial says Gov. Rick Snyder was right to say he hopes to boost immigration as part of his economic revitalization program for the state. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, via teleconference, also told the audience at the Wayne State University immigration conference that New York City lost only 1 percent of its jobs in the recent recession, compared to a national average of 6 percent. He attributed this fact to the many immigrants to his city. As he noted, "Immigrants make jobs rather than take them."
http://detnews.com/article/20110720/OPINION01/107200318/Editorial--Michigan-should-put-out-the-welcome-mat-for-immigrants#ixzz1SdwrG82j
The Michigan Messenger, 7/19
Snyder: Arizona-style laws are divisive, Michigan needs more immigration
by Nicolas Mendoza
Immigrants are the key to revitalizing Michigan's economy, said Gov. Rick Snyder at a New Michigan Media Conference at Wayne State University on Monday. The Associated Press reports: "One of the keys that made us successful in the past is going to again be the key to our future, and that's… immigration," Snyder told hundreds of people attending the conference. He noted that the venture capital companies he headed before he became governor invested in several businesses led by foreign graduates who created Michigan jobs.
http://michiganmessenger.com/50974/gov-rick-snyder-arizona-style-laws-are-divisive-michigan-needs-more-immigration
Mlive.com, 7/19
'What's the next paczki?' Snyder says Detroit, state should embrace immigration to help economy
by Michael Wayland
The first-term Michigan governor Rick Snyder said one of the keys to reinventing Michigan is to look at the state's past. The last time the Great Lakes State had fully reinvented itself was during the Industrial Revolution, which immigrants played a major role in, he said. "One of the keys to Michigan's future is to look back to our past and to say, 'what keys made us successful in the past (are) going to have to be the key(s) to our future?' And that's the topic of today," he said. "It's the topic of immigration; it's the topic of diversity." Snyder spoke for about 20 minutes before taking questions at the New Michigan Media Conference about "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future," held at Wayne State University.
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/whats_the_next_paczki_snyder_c.html
The South End, 7/19
"Conference highlights benefits of immigration for Detroit
Gov. Snyder, NYC Mayor Bloomberg among supporters"
by Emily Morman
In a South End interview after the keynote addresses at Monday's New Michigan Media conference on the role of immigration in the revitalization of Michigan's economy, Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour discussed the need to keep international students in the area after they graduate from WSU. "We need that horsepower," Gilmour said. "We need that brainpower in our local community." In regard to Bloomberg's proposal for immigrants to come to Detroit, Gilmour focused on keeping the city competitive on an international level. "In terms of population density, we're roughly one-tenth of what Japan is," Gilmour said. "You can make a case, therefore, if we're going to compete in the world - in the standard of living, economic growth, social well-being, etc. - we need more people."
http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.php/article/2011/07/conference_highlights_benefits_of_immigration_for_detroit
Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, WLNS-TV (Lansing), 7/19; WDIV-TV, WXYZ-TV, WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids), WWMT-TV (Grand Rapids), Mlive.com, Crain's Detroit Business, The Oakland Press, Lansing State Journal, Area Development Online, Forbes.com, Canadian Business.com, Port Huron Times Herald, WWJ-AM, 7/18
Gov. Rick Snyder to conference: Immigration can help Detroit, state
Proposed state laws viewed as anti-immigration are too divisive to be taken up with Michigan's economy struggling, Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday, according to a Detroit Free Press story. "Those are negative issues that have no value," Snyder said after a speech on immigration at Wayne State University. "We've shared that general premise with the Legislature." New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who created a stir in May when he suggested Detroit could solve its population loss problems by pushing for a law that would guarantee citizenship for foreigners as long as they agree to move to Detroit for seven years, spoke at the conference by a video link. Asked about his Detroit proposal, Bloomberg said city leaders should look to states which have passed anti-immigration laws and reach out to immigrants living there. "I'd go as fast as I could to recruit immigrants who are already here," he said. Once in the city, he said, immigrants will buy abandoned housing, pay taxes, fill schools and create new businesses.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110719/NEWS06/107190361/Gov-Rick-Snyder-conference-Immigration-can-help-Detroit-state?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110719/POLITICS02/107190354/1024/POLITICS03/Snyder-outlines-economic-benefits-of-immigration
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http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/whats_the_next_paczki_snyder_c.html
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110718/FREE/110719902
http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/07/18/news/doc4e2484ab422aa931455772.txt
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110718/NEWS04/107180340/Snyder-sees-immigrants-as-a-key-to-state-s-economy
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-18-2011/rick-snyder-skilled-immigrants-keynote-363738.shtml
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/07/18/general-financial-administration-mi-immigration-michigan_8571458.html
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/34561--snyder-sees-immigrants-as-a-key-to-state-s-economy
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110718/NEWS05/110718015/Snyder-Michigan-should-do-more-attract-immigrants?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
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LaPrensa, 7/18
Snyder wants to encourage immigration
Gov. Rick Snyder promoted the advantages of drawing more immigrants to the state at a forum on ``Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future.'' The former computer executive participated in Monday's New Michigan Media Conference at Wayne State University.
http://www.laprensatoledo.com/Stories/2011/072211/snyder.htm
WDIV-TV, WXYZ-TV, 7/18
Gov. Snyder to discuss immigration at conference
Governor Rick Snyder will speak today on the campus of Wayne State University at the "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future" conference. Among topics to be discussed will be how immigration can be a way to repopulate Michigan and boost the economy. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will participate in the opening panel, "Can Immigrants Save Detroit?" via video teleconference. Also scheduled to attend is Compuware former-CEO Peter Karmanos, Detroit City Councilman Ken Cockrel, as well as several other business leaders.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28580471/detail.html
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The Detroit News, Crain's Detroit Business, Mlive.com, 7/14; CBS Detroit, 7/15
Bloomberg to join Snyder for conference on drawing immigrants to Michigan
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg - who recently said on national television that all immigrants should come to Detroit - will be participating in a local conference on how immigrants can boost the economy, officials confirmed Thursday. The conference, to be held Monday at Wayne State University, will be Gov. Rick Snyder's first major speech on immigrants, whom he sees as playing a vital role in getting Michigan back on the path to prosperity. Bloomberg will be participating via teleconference, along with former Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos Jr., Detroit City Councilman Ken Cockrell Jr. and WSU President Allan Gilmour.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110715/METRO/107150374/1022/LOCAL/Snyder--NYC-mayor-to-tout-immigrants
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110714/FREE/110719942
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/michael_bloomberg_to_join_rick.html
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/07/15/gov-snyder-nyc-mayor-to-talk-immigration-in-detroit/
The Michigan Chronicle (print edition only), 7/13; Metromode, 7/14
"Snyder to speak in Detroit about how immigrants, immigration can help revitalize Michigan"
New Michigan Media will host its Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future conference on Monday, July 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Community Arts Auditorium. The free event will feature Gov. Rick Snyder delivering the keynote address on the role of immigrants and immigration in the revitalization of the state's economy. The conference, presented in collaboration with Global Detroit and sponsored by the McCormick Foundation and the New Economy Initiative, also includes presentations and panel discussions with former Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos Jr., Detroit City Councilman Kenneth Cockrel Jr., as well as several other business, media, philanthropic, academic and community leaders.
http://www.metromodemedia.com/inthenews/immigrationdetroit0216.aspx
Mlive.com, 7/11
"Snyder to speak in Detroit about how immigrants, immigration can help revitalize Michigan"
by Michael Wayland
Gov. Rick Snyder is expected in Detroit a week from today to address the role of immigrants and immigration in the revitalization of the state's economy. The keynote speech is part of the inaugural Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future conference, taking place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 18 at Wayne State University. Snyder is scheduled to speak from 12:30-2 p.m. at WSU's Community Arts Auditorium. The free conference is sponsored by New Michigan Media, a network of ethnic and minority media providers in Michigan, and Global Detroit, a regional economic development initiative that seeks to capitalize on the economic assets of immigrants and the international community. Wayne State President Allan Gilmour, former Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos Jr., and Detroit City Councilman Ken Cockrel Jr. are among the distinguished speakers expected at the event.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/07/snyder_to_speak_in_detroit_abo.html