New American Employer Roundtable: June 2025

Description

The economic and political landscape of 2025 is shifting rapidly, with new executive orders and immigration policies directly impacting workforce availability. As labor shortages continue to plague industries like healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality and logistics, employers must recognize a critical and underutilized solution—the New American workforce.

Confusion around legal hiring practices, visa restrictions, and compliance concerns often keeps employers from tapping into this vital talent pool. With ongoing debates over employment-based visa caps, work authorization delays and increasing scrutiny on immigration policies, businesses are left with unfilled jobs while thousands of legal immigrants and refugees are ready to work.

If your business is struggling to recruit and retain workers, it’s time to ask:

• Are you leveraging the immigrant and refugee workforce?
• Do you understand the legal framework for hiring New Americans?
• Are you prepared for policy changes that could impact your hiring strategies?

This session will provide:

• An overview of Dayton’s immigrant workforce—who they are, where they are and how they can help meet your hiring needs
• Shared insights on the evolving landscape of Hispanic entrepreneurship and workforce development in the region from the Dayton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
• A legal briefing on the latest immigration policies affecting employment.
• Networking and best-practice sharing with employers who are successfully integrating immigrant talent into their workforce.

If you’re an employer or HR professional who wants to understand and take action, this is your opportunity.

This event is presented in partnership with the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Dayton, Catholic Social Services of Miami Valley, MVCTC Aspire and Brunner Literacy Center.