Office for New Americans – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/office-for-new-americans/ Mon, 12 May 2025 16:23:25 +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 Office for New Americans – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/office-for-new-americans/ 32 32 Colorado’s Office of New Americans Is Elevating Immigrant Inclusion in State Government https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/colorados-office-of-new-americans-is-elevating-immigrant-inclusion-in-state-government/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:07:03 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46525 In June 2021, Colorado’s General Assembly took a vital step forward by passing HB21-1150 with bipartisan support, creating the Colorado Office of New Americans (ONA). In creating the office, the state recognized the importance of the social and economic inclusion of its immigrant population, which comprises nearly 10 percent of the state’s population. Leveraging the […]

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]]> Nevada: From State Office to Statewide Action with SIIP  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/nevada-from-state-office-to-statewide-action-with-siip/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:12:27 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46567 Immigrants and refugees make up nearly 20% of Nevada’s population, and a full quarter of the state’s workforce. Yet of the state’s 87,200 immigrant and refugee workers with a four-year degree or higher, nearly 40% are unemployed or underemployed – the result of systemic barriers like limited credential recognition and uneven access to career navigation […]

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