Innovation on Ice: What Happens When America Squeezes Out Its Global Workforce?
Featuring Yakov Filippenko, Founder and CEO, Intch and Anu Joshi, National Campaigns Director, Immigration, American Civil Liberties Union
Moderated by Tania Rahman, Social media director, Fast Company
Economic stability in the U.S. is in jeopardy—and immigration policy is playing a part. According to a recent analysis by Goldman Sachs, the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration through mass deportation and strict visa bans has led to an 80% collapse in net immigration to the U.S. Drastically constricting the flow of global workers lowers the potential for job growth and adds to the overall instability of the economy. This panel explores how narrowing the funnel of talent coming to the U.S. has a direct impact on innovation, why this issue is a shared economic challenge across industries, and what strategies business leaders can adopt in response.