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Watch It Now: Ask Me Anything: Work Authorization

“The decline in immigration is one of the primary factors contributing to our current labor shortage.”

On Monday, April 3rd, 2023, Cathryn Miller Wilson, Executive Director of HIAS Pennsylvania, joined with Sarah Steltz, from The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, and Shaloo Jose, a HIAS PA legal team staffer who was caught in the struggle for more than a decade, to learn about work authorization from a business, political, and personal perspective.

Links shared during the event:

https://hiaspa.org/
(215) 832-0900

https://chamberphl.com/
https://www.inclusivegrowthphl.org/

Learn more about Driving PA Forward and House Bill 769 here: https://www.drivingpaforward.org/

More information on the current bill in PA Statehouse – Drivers License for All: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=769

Learn more about how to advocate for driver’s licenses for all here: https://hiaspa.org/advocate

If you have further questions, please email info@hiaspa.org.

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