Amid a sharp rise in the number of refugees coming to Alaska, the state — for the first time in more than a decade — is staffing an office to help connect them to jobs.
earlier this year, said she decided to reinstate the office after meeting with Issa Spatrisano, refugee assistance and immigration services director for Catholic Social Services, in response to a sharp rise in the number of refugees coming to Alaska.
Jeff Turner, a spokesman in the governor’s office, said in an email that Gov. Mike Dunleavy “absolutely believes” that increasing the number of migrants and refugees participating in the labor market “can help ease the state’s labor shortage.”Muñoz and Turner said the Office of Citizenship Assistance was briefly staffed in 2011, but did not know why it had not been active since then.
of working-age adults. Muñoz said that this can present “a win-win” opportunity for the individuals coming to Alaska as refugees and for the state’s economy. A majority of those arrivals are of working age. According to the Catholic Social Services figures, 55% are between the ages of 19 and 64. “It’s like, what does the average American do for a living? Well, look at your resume and see what you can get. I think it’s no different for refugees,” she said.
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