Policy – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/policy/ Mon, 12 May 2025 18:30:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.wes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-WES_Logo_RGB-Primary_Green-Clearspace-e1719869905447-32x32.png Policy – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/policy/ 32 32 How Two Immigrant-Led Organizations Are Harnessing an Opportunity to Create a More Inclusive Health Care Workforce https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/how-two-immigrant-led-organizations-are-harnessing-an-opportunity-to-create-a-more-inclusive-health-care-workforce/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:24:19 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?post_type=gtb_blog&p=41335   The United States faces growing health care workforce shortages, which are only expected to increase in the coming decade with projections estimating a national shortfall of over 900,000 nurses and up to 124,000 physicians by the year 2030. To address this issue, analysts and policymakers have begun looking to immigrants and refugees with health […]

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]]> State Policy Priorities for 2024: Promoting the Career Mobility and Economic Advancement of Immigrants and Refugees https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/state-policy-priorities-for-2024-promoting-the-career-mobility-and-economic-advancement-of-immigrants-and-refugees/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:44:16 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?post_type=gtb_blog&p=41072 In 2023, states across the country passed legislation to advance the economic and career mobility of immigrants and refugees (the recent WES 2023 State Policy Report highlights these reforms). During 2024 state legislative sessions, policymakers have renewed opportunities to propose measures that bolster state economic interests and the economic mobility of immigrants and refugees. Labor […]

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