The League of Women Voters Of Dane County (LWVDCO) held a public forum Tuesday to address Dane County immigration issues. Gail Bliss, a League of Women Voters for almost 20 years, moderated the event.
The league hosted a panel of three immigration experts in discussion: Christine Neumann-Ortiz, founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action, UW-Madison Professor Armando Ibarra and Aissa Olivarez, Managing Attorney at the Community Immigration Law Center…
Professor Armando Ibarra articulated the importance of this issue within Dane County, saying “there is a higher percentage of naturalized immigrant citizens in Dane County than in the state as a whole.” Immigrants paid $2.2 billion in federal taxes and $1.2 billion in state and local taxes in 2023, according to Ibarra. “They are right at the center of economic activity and their contribution to the economy is enormous,” Ibarra said.
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