Bilingual Tech Jobs: Guadalupe Centers Train Immigrant Youth

0:00Guadalupe Centers in Kansas City is training bilingual workers to fill gaps in the local workforce as immigration enforcement creates shortages. Nationwide, the group focuses on young people from immigrant families, helping them land tech jobs where language skills are a big plus. Nineteen-year-old Jacob Prospero grew up in one of their schools and turned an internship at SmartPro Technologies into a full-time IT position. Now he's studying for a bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, building on his bilingual background. Prospero calls his ability to speak two languages, a real advantage, not a drawback, and he wants to help more kids from his community succeed like he has. Leaders at Guadalupe Centers say the push comes from real demand in a tough immigration climate. Bilingual tech pros remain hard to find, and companies like SmartPro jumped at the chance to hire someone like Prospero. The centers are repping up programs to connect more trained workers with employers. As these efforts grow, Guadalupe Centers is steadily building a stronger pipeline of

1:02bilingual talent ready to meet rising needs across industries. Kansas News. Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters, I'm Corey with The Story.