Several State Assembly legislators introduced a bill that would allow registered DACA recipients apply for professional jobs in the State.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
December 4, 2023
Madison, Wisconsin - On Monday, both State Representatives Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) and John Macco (R-Ledgeview) introduced legislation that would allow DACA recipients to access professional licenses, instate tuition for universities or colleges and a tax credit, according to a press conference held in Madison by Ortiz-Velez and Macco.
During the press conference, Wisconsin State Representative Ortiz-Velez stated, I want to take a moment to thank everyone here for their individual time over these last few months. I'd like to thank personally Darryl Morin from Advanced Wireless, members of the medical field, educational field, Democrat and Republican alike, who all came together to help unlock some of the doors currently barring individuals and families from entering the workforce in our state.
Lastly, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank Rep. Macco for having the smarts and the heart to propose these pragmatic changes in expanding inclusion within our workforce development in the State of Wisconsin. His time and efforts on these bills continue to create paths that will hopefully open more doors for members of our state. Thank you again.
This workforce bill package looks to unlock some challenges presented to those wanting to work in our state. Wisconsin will face a shortage of 45,000 workers by the year 2024. As a state, we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines and make investments in our labor force, only to have someone else in another state utilize the talent we need and already have here.
By allowing, people who are otherwise eligible to work in the United States to also work in professional licensing fields in Wisconsin, we will increase the possibilities of being able to fill our worker shortage across industries. By ensuring our industries and professional licensing can be filled in the future, we can secure the reliable and hard-working labor that is needed to keep Wisconsin moving forward.
I want to share someone's personal story. Someone who grew up in my neighborhood, who went to same schools I did and lived a relatively similar life. The only difference is, she found out as an adult that she was not born in this country. Wisconsin put her through grade school, middle school and high school. Everything she knew was here. She put herself through college, wanted to give back to Wisconsin, only to feel the pressure of having to leave and moved to Canada because she was not able to work in Wisconsin in the professional field she studied.
We are losing our labor to other places, and we are losing our investments we have made into people. Once again, Wisconsin cannot afford to sit on the sidelines and to have someone else utilize the labor we so desperately need by people who are eager and wanting to work in this state. This is the right thing to do for Wisconsin.
Thank you again to everyone that took time out of their day to be here and we look forward to unlocking employment barriers in Wisconsin for the good people looking for join our workforce.
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