Immigration: Can We Live Without It? Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Engineer: Amy Browne Key Discussion Points: Immigration and jobs Federal policy Effect on economic development and workforce in Maine Guests: Dany Bahar, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution www.brookings.edu/experts/dany-bahar/ Carla Dickstein, Senior Vice President for Research and Policy Development at the Coastal Enterprise Institute www.ceimaine.org/about/staff-directory/name/carla-dickstein/ Martha Searchfield, Executive Director of the Bar Harbor Chamber Commerce www.visitbarharbor.com/staff-board-of-directors To learn more about this topic: Immigrants’ Contribution to Maine’s Workforce and Economy, from the Coastal Enterprise Institute Building Maine’s Economy: How Maine Can Embrace Immigrants and Strengthen the Workforce, more from CEI, 2016. 100 Years Ago, Maine’s Economy Was Powered by Immigrants reporting in the Bangor Daily News, September, 2017. The Trump administration failed to study immigration vetting. So I did. David Bier from the Cato Institute in the Washington Post Migrants and refugees: The unlikely key for economic development, Dany Bahar for Brookings. The all-volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Starr Gilmartin Maggie Harling Linda Hoskins Sheila Kirby Ann Luther Maryann Ogonowski Pam Person Leah Taylor Linda Washburn FMI re League of Women Voters of Maine: www.lwvme.org

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