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  <title>Plastics, Machinery &amp; Manufacturing: For plastics manufacturers, immigration is a workforce issue</title>
  <pubDate>June 24, 2026</pubDate>
  <description>Paul Lavoie, vice president of innovation, corporate partnerships &amp; career success says home-grown talent alone might not be enough to fill all the roles in the workforce, and he explains why the U.S. has always benefited from the grit and ingenuity of immigrants.</description>
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  <author>paul-lavoie</author>
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