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lansingchamber.org ADVOCACY

Federal & State Roundtable Recaps

ast Lansing Mayor Ron Bacon
spoke with several East
ELansing business members
at the Lansing Regional Chamber
of Commerce Federal and State
Business Roundtable held at
MSUFCU HQ. He highlighted the
progress and work being made in
the city as it pertains to economic
development efforts, housing, and
infrastructure.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie
Brinks spoke with several business
members during the Lansing
Regional Chamber of Commerce
Federal and State Business
Roundtable. She highlighted several
policies that the Senate Democratic
Caucus has worked on for the first
100 days in the new Legislature.

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
joined the Lansing Regional
Chamber of Commerce at a Federal
and State Business Roundtable to
provide an update on the federal
and state policy issues impacting
businesses in the mid-Michigan
region. l

Legal Immigration and Border Enforcement Reform

This Year (LIBERTY) Campaign

he Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce • Instituting modern, effective, and efficient
has joined the U.S. Chamber Legal employment verification reforms;
TImmigration and Border Enforcement Reform • Significantly increasing the annual quotas for
This Year (LIBERTY) campaign to call upon Congress employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant
to enact measures this year to improve the border visas;
and our legal immigration system. • Expanding the scope of essential worker programs,
specifically allowing employers to meet temporary
There are numerous areas that could form the basis labor needs in non-seasonal jobs;
of bipartisan compromises that would break the • Creating new visa options for international
current gridlock, including: students, entrepreneurs, and other high-demand
workers to help American employers meet their
• Increasing the human, physical, and technological critical workforce needs.
resources along the southern border and at our
ports of entry; Visit the ‘Current Issues’ section on the Advocacy tab
• Sensibly reforming our nation’s asylum laws; on the LRCC’s website to read the full letter. l

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