The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it has joined a coalition of business organizations across the state to support immigration reform to foster economic growth and workforce development. Led by Fwd.us, the effort to expand pro-immigration, pro-growth policies, connects business leaders for the benefit of both the economy and families in Texas.
Richard Perez, the Chamber’s President & CEO said, “The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has a long history of advocacy in reforming our immigration system to attract the best talent available to aid us in growing our economy and spreading prosperity. We are, therefore, excited to announce a partnership with Fwd.us to join forces to amplify our mutual work on this important initiative. In San Antonio, immigrants make up a significant portion of our City’s workforce, and attracting talent from across the globe is vital to our economic strength and future prosperity. Businesses across San Antonio are in a battle for talent, and immigration reform will help us fill important jobs across all industries in our community.”
The Chamber works to address the challenges facing our members, including workforce shortages, and we see commonsense, nonpolitical immigration reform as a needed solution to benefit San Antonio and Texas. We know that working together with other communities can help us convince federal elected officials to implement bipartisan, publicly supported immigration policies to support our members and prosperity of our state. If you are interested in becoming more involved in these efforts, please contact Katie Ferrier.