John Lettieri, Connor O'Brien and Adam Ozimek
Heartland Visas
How a new place-based, high-skilled visa can help revive growth in the American Heartland
EIG, 2024
Aperçu
A visa program for highly skilled talent could spur economic growth in America’s heartland.
Recommendation
The United States has long thrived on innovation and entrepreneurship, attributes that lifted communities and provided them a better quality of life. But huge parts of the United States have stagnated from the aftereffects of globalization and technology. Economic consultants John Lettieri, Connor O'Brien, and Adam Ozimek offer suggestions to reinvigorate economic activity and address immigration issues. Their Heartland Visa program could prove a welcome alternative to the current burdensome visa application process, bringing in much-needed talent and offering areas of America opportunities for renewed prosperity.
Summary
About the Authors
John Lettieri is President and CEO of Economic Innovation Group, an economic consultancy, where Connor O’Brien is a research and policy analyst and Adam Ozimek is Chief Economist.
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