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Panel warns immigration crackdown could dent Central Ohio's growth and research pipeline
Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum · January 7, 2026
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Summary
Speakers said reduced immigration would slow population growth, strain R&D talent pipelines and threaten supplier job multipliers tied to large projects. Panelists called the political campaign against immigrants "ill advised."
At the Columbus Metropolitan Club forecast forum, panelists flagged immigration policy as one of the largest near-term risks to Central Ohio's growth.
"This campaign chasing off immigrants is, to put it mildly, ill advised," Bill Lafayette said, warning that weaker in-migration would depress local population gains and complicate…
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