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#STLMosaic Background Identified as Strategic Priority November 2011 Received William T Kemper Foundation study funds January 2012 Economic Impact of Immigration on St. Louis study June 2012 Fastest Growing U.S. Metro for Immigration Goal:

#STLMosaic Key Findings: 2012 Study STL Region under 5% foreign born vs. avg of 20% for top 20 regions Source: Jack Strauss PhD, Saint Louis University St. Louis has the lowest immigration share of a top 20 city, and 2 nd slowest population growth. Other metros in the top 20 averaged 40% faster economic growth over the past decade th largest city th largest city th in # of foreign born rd in # of foreign born

#STLMosaic Key findings: 2012 Report St. Louis foreign-born community is highly educated with predominantly white collar jobs. 25% Earns 25% more than average American born. more likely to be high-skilled3x 44% more likely to have at least a college education 130% more likely to have an advanced degree 60% more likely to be entrepreneurs Source: Jack Strauss PhD, Saint Louis University

#STLMosaic Denny Coleman (co-chair) St. Louis Economic Dev. Partnership Rodney Crim (co-chair) St. Louis Economic Dev. Partnership Joe Reagan (co-chair) St. Louis Regional Chamber Bataya Abraham-Goldstein Interfaith Partnership Cabinet (JCRC) James H. Buford Civic Volunteer Bob Fox Casa de Salud Dr. Joel Glassman UMSL Anthony Gonzalez-Angel Gonzales Companies, LLC Melissa Harper Monsanto Company Ellen Harshman St. Louis University Michael Holmes Rx Outreach Dr. Edward S. Macias Washington University in John Nations Metro Bi-State Kathy Osborn Regional Business Council Patricia Ovca Donald Danforth Plant Center Jim Pennekamp University Park SIUE, Inc Doug Rau Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Kathleen Ratcliffe St. Louis CVC Vince Schoemehl Grand Center, Inc. Dr. Julian Schuster Webster University Peter Tao TAO+LEE Steering Committee Tim Nowak (Advisor WTC) Betsy Cohen Project Director Tim Nowak (Advisor WTC) Betsy Cohen Project Director Anna Crosslin International Institute of St. Louis Tom Irwin (advisor) Civic Progress Dee Joyner (advisor) Commerce Bank

#STLMosaic Economic imperative for St. Louis Immigration System must be streamlined and visa availability expanded Border security and rule of law Special initiatives to welcome and integrate newcomers Committee Principles for Immigration

#STLMosaic ST. LOUIS 2020 – Fastest Growing U.S. Metro Area for Immigration Business & Government Affairs Infrastructure Communications University Engagement Analysis Support & Volunteers Goal

#STLMosaic St. Louis Immigration Recommendations: How to Jumpstart Growth June 2013 Comprehensive internal gap analysis and external best practices assessment By Dr. Jack Strauss, Saint Louis University Mark Tranel, University of Missouri, St. Louis Jeremy Caddel, Washington University in St. Louis Analysis Comprehensive internal gap analysis and external best practices assessment

#STLMosaic Fractionalized local services Universities assist international students but the region does not provide coordinated services Business and international communities not fully linked Immigrants and religious organizations not fully linked Good lifestyle in Midwest Key Findings: 2013 Study St. Louis region compared to 10 similar regions: Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore Indianapolis Kansas City Detroit Nashville Louisville Dayton

#STLMosaic Coordination, communication, assessment Launch a welcome center Create online ethnic communities Promote policies through political leadership Study Recommendations for St. Louis

#STLMosaic Engage business community Connect to local community Include international students Communicate with MO, IL and D.C. legislators Open up to new ideas Study Recommendations for St. Louis

#STLMosaic 2012 – Connect with local companies 2013 – Understand barriers to hiring international candidates/students 2013/2014 Supported Washington University workshop: “Leveraging Global Talent” Regional Chamber’s Fellows Program to track/increase foreign born from companies in next class - recruitment Focus St. Louis increased programming on immigration Working with African, Hispanic, Bosnian and Asian-American Chambers of Commerce Working with newly Launched Professional Connector Program to connect college educated foreign born, visa authorized to well connected industry leaders Monsanto as they recruit for new facility Engage business leaders to develop hiring solutions for skilled, foreign talent Business Outreach

#STLMosaic Government Outreach Engage local, state and federal government leaders to develop solutions 2012 – Missouri State Senate Blue Ribbon Panel on immigration 2013 – Release Midwest Call to Action on Immigration Reform in D.C – Detroit Midwest Cities Conference Fall 2013 Improve immigrant career paths in Health Care and & Engineering, may included professional re-credentialing STL as 14 th region to join Welcoming Cities municipal initiative by Welcoming America, STL City and County 2014 Visit to DC with legislative presentations

#STLMosaic 2012 – Review of support services 2013 – Meetings with Regional Health Commission and City/ County Health Departments 2013/2014 “Welcoming Connection” launch with website and physical components for internet/materials distributed through Convention and Visitor Commission kiosks, Metro Bus signage and more, with ethnic group events/staffing Work with health and social groups that service immigrants Access to cultural training and issue resolution groups Infrastructure Develop ideal services: legal, housing, health, finance, safety

#STLMosaic 2012 – Meetings with 20+ companies, executives and university leaders to discuss international aspects of hiring 2013/2014 Bring together universities to determine new ways to support international students Tracking IT/IS first to see how to improve retention Regional Business Council added 11/140 international students in STEM fields to their Network Mentoring program Studying OPT/OPT extension and work visa issues, including for entrepreneurship University Engagement Attract and support international students for earlier and deeper integration

#STLMosaic 2012/2013 – Three initiatives sub-committees met 2013/2014 Launch of St. Louis Mosaic Project Website– STLMosaicProject.org Enrolled 320+ Mosaic ambassadors to promote immigration, including foreign born Over 60 media stories regionally/nationally Communications Develop strategies to reinforce inclusion and dispel myths about immigration

#STLMosaic HR Opportunities Professional Connectors Program – Connectors to help us network skilled foreign born – Participants we can send to you who have great skills Mosaic Ambassadors at your company Linkage to immigration attorneys Linkage to STL Transplants- Anthony Bartlett

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