J.R. Gonzales has been recognized as one of the Top 15 Impact Leaders of 2025 by the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), honoring business leaders who advanced commonsense, bipartisan solutions to immigration and workforce challenges affecting industries across the nation.
This national recognition highlights leaders who, throughout 2025, elevated the real-world impact of labor shortages and advocated for practical immigration policies that support economic growth, lower costs, and protect American jobs. The inaugural class of ABIC Impact Leaders represents a broad cross-section of business and chamber executives working together to strengthen the U.S. workforce.
As workforce shortages continue to affect businesses across Texas and the country, this work remains critical. Looking ahead to 2026, Gonzales and fellow Impact Leaders will continue collaborating with ABIC to promote economically important, politically smart, and morally right immigration reform that strengthens communities and fuels economic opportunity.
“While I’m grateful for the recognition, the work is far from finished. As we move into 2026, the need for economically important, politically smart, and morally right immigration reform is more urgent than ever. Business leaders must remain engaged, vocal, and solutions-oriented if we are to meet the workforce demands of our communities and industries. I look forward to continuing this important work alongside ABIC and fellow business leaders-advocating for policies that keep our industries competitive, our workforce strong, and our economy growing.” -J.R. Gonzales, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC).
ABIC’s first-ever class of Impact Leaders includes:
- Massey Villarreal, Precision Task Group, Inc. (PTG)
- Justin Yancy, Texas Business Leadership Council
- J.R. Gonzales, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC)
- Matt Teagarden, Kansas Livestock Association
- Jenni Tilton-Flood, Flood Brothers, LLC
- Sam Toia, Illinois Restaurant Association
- Kristen Rauch, EatDenver
- Byron Gomez, BRUTØ
- Rob Liebreich, Goodwin Living
- Monica Villalobos, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Yuri Cunza, Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Ramiro Cavazos, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)
- Beverly Idsinga, Dairy Producers of New Mexico
- Manuel “Manolo” Betancur, Manolo’s Bakery
- Janille Baker, Baker Ranches
ABIC continues to play a vital role in bringing business voices directly into the national immigration conversation, ensuring policymakers understand what is at stake for employers, workers, and local economies.
