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Lost in Translation

Report - November 2006

Lost in Translation

This new report finds that while immigrants have become a growing part of the workforce in nearly every corner of New York State, the state-run English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program has not come close to keeping pace with the demand, creating a skills gap that could hurt the state's economic competitiveness.

by Tara Colton

Tags: esol economic opportunity immigrants

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