International Intentions of Detroit

The question should not be what a state elected official can do for Detroit, but what Detroit can do for the rest of the world.

My intentions are to market Detroit to the world. In order to accomplish this task, we must come together to inspire individuals and communities to be their own job creators. Innovation demands resources and resources demand innovation.

The role of the elected official is in dire need of innovation in order to identify and deliver custom designed resources to create the tools to improve our quality of life. While we know jobs will eventually come to our region, we can no longer sit and wait for its pending arrival. We must create our own jobs.

As an elected official, there exists the obligation to be a conduit for advice and resources to encourage the creation of entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and small businesses. This same opportunity must be extended to the cities of Detroit and its ensconced enclave of Hamtramck, to stimulate innovative bonds with the business communities to generate the optimal benefits of social impact.

I would be remiss not to emphasize that our non-profits are major innovators and are important members of the Detroit business communities.

Promoting the community productivity of entrepreneurs and small businesses on an international platform opens up new markets for exportation of our goods and services, inclusive of Detroit's rich musical and artistic legacies. The elected official must market this message through its passionate creativity.

The focus is not to be exclusive to international exportation of Detroit goods and services, as we must import investment. Detroit possesses a transportation infrastructure of railways, freeways and waterways, with long-term plans in place to improve bus service, expand green bike pathways, reutilize Detroit City Airport and open access to the Internet, which becomes the selling point to bring back manufacturing and families.

The elected official can only successfully execute the task of international marketing Detroit only if the priority of investing in the best interests of the children in order to generate a productive citizen. For this matter immediate focus must be placed on transforming how and why we educate our children through the obviation of innovative policies.

Detroit has world renown research and development institutions of art, culture, science and technology; therefore, representative leadership must enjoin with the community to guarantee our children will have the opportunity to carry on the work of these institutional legacies.

The time has come to offer the world Detroit's cultural heterogeneity, showcasing our amalgamated spirits in economic diversity. Businesses, families and tourists will come if we market our progress in improving the quality of life in Detroit. This can be the global model of rebirth that can be transposed for other cities to rebuild.

Whether I am elected or not this is what I intend to do for Detroit.

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Conyers Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Spur Foreign Investment, Business Development and Job Creation in Detroit and Other Areas

(DETROIT)—Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Committee Member Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced the American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 6210).  The AIJC Act would amend existing immigration laws to spur new foreign investment, business development and job creation in the United States, particularly in economically troubled areas, such as Detroit.  Specifically, the bill would prioritize existing employment-based green cards for entrepreneurs who start new businesses in the U.S. and create jobs for American workers.  Our immigration laws currently provide only temporary visas, such as E-2 “treaty investor visas,” for such foreign entrepreneurs. 

                                                                                                                                                            

U.S. Representative
John Conyers, Jr.

“The American Investment and Job Creation Act will help cities like Detroit that have been especially affected by the economic recession to spur economic growth, increase employment opportunities for American workers, and begin to reverse decades of population decline,” said Conyers. 

“Currently, our immigration system provides green cards to those who fill jobs in the American economy, but not to those who create jobs.  This makes no sense.  The lack of a path to permanent residency deters many entrepreneurs from helping to revitalize our economy and lower unemployment.

“The bill would address this concern by making existing employment-based green cards available to those who establish new businesses and create and sustain jobs for American workers.  Particular emphasis is placed on small business development and job creation in areas with high unemployment or that have experienced significant losses in population.  This change will further incentivize entrepreneurs to invest in the American economy.  And that is a win-win situation.

“The American Renewal and Investment Act is a common-sense bill that refocuses our immigration laws so that they better serve the needs of our country and its citizens.  I am happy to be working with my Judiciary Committee colleague from the other side of the aisle, Jason Chaffetz, and to count the support of various business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Venture Capital Association, the National Small Business Association, and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.  This is an immigration bill that people from all sides should be able to support. I am hopeful we can move this bipartisan, commonsense legislation after the summer recess.”

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