Welcoming Made Wisconsin Work
For generations, Wisconsin’s welcoming spirit has driven the state’s prosperity.
From German and Polish immigrants who fueled Milwaukee’s industrial rise, to Hmong families resettled after the Vietnam War, to Afghan and Rohingya refugees rebuilding their lives today, Wisconsin knows that resettlement is not only a humanitarian commitment—it’s an investment in shared community prosperity.
That legacy now faces a reckoning.
As federal funding and refugee admissions freezes ripple across the state, the very system that has helped Wisconsin counter labor shortages, population decline, and an aging workforce is at risk.
Without a reliable refugee resettlement program, Wisconsin risks accelerating the demographic and economic decline its communities have worked for decades to reverse.
Wisconsin needs a refugee minimum to sustain the state’s prosperity.
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