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Thursday July 05, 2012

Yousif Ghafari on Immigration and the Economy

Posted by Hilary Robertson at 1:31 pm

Metromode Media wrote a great profile piece on prominent Arab American Yousif Ghafari, from Dearborn, MI. Ghafari speaks about why immigration can help move the US economy forward: 

Ghafari is one of Southeast Michigan's most prominent Arab American professionals and philanthropists. As he looks out on Michigan Avenue from his modern office in Dearborn, he sees the future not so much in the young talent graduating from the area's universities -- who, he believes need considerably more knowledge in mathematics and technological sciences -- but in hungry immigrants who are well-educated, skilled, and willing to take risks and out-work their competition. Ghafari looks to Asian, Indian, Middle-Eastern, East European, and Hispanic immigrants as the drivers of the new economy in the region.

You can read the full article here:  http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/ghafariimmigration0261.aspx

Tagged as Arab Americans, Issues, State Specific, Michigan

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