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Podcast: Sophie Alcorn Podcast
Episode: 223: Reigniting Prosperity: How Immigrants Help Revive Communities and Fuel Economic Growth
Description: Rachel PeriΔ is Executive Director of Welcoming America. Inspired by her family's refugee story, she has worked for more than a decade to grow the worldwide movement of welcomers and advocate for the power of everyday people to build welcoming communities for all. Rachel has worked throughout her career with local leaders whose innovative solutions to community building in an era of migration are the inspiration for her work and advocacy, and the subject of her published writing in USA Today, CNN, and numerous media outlets. She serves on the boards of RCUSA, the American Visionary Art Museum, and A...