COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. John Kasich announced Tuesday the state has created the Office of Opportunities for New Americans, an information hub to help legal immigrants connect to education, jobs and even find answers to practical concerns such as how to find a doctor in the U.S.

The office is a way for Ohio to unroll the welcome mat to immigrants, Kasich said, because Ohio's population isn't growing as fast as other states. Kasich said he wants more legal immigrants to move to Ohio, praising cultural and economic contributions they can bring to a community.

Immigrants have on average higher levels of education than the average Ohioan, Kasich said. And their skill set often differs from predominant skills of residents in the regions where they land, which can diversify the economy, he said.

Kasich acknowledged that many people stereotype and judge immigrants. But that is unacceptable, he said.

"Everyone is made in the image of the Lord," Kasich said. "We're going to love people."

Immigrants can use Google translate to navigate www.NewAmericans.Ohio.Gov, which for now has information on education and training, jobs and how to grow a business. Kasich will appoint an advisory committee to talk to Ohio's immigrant communities about the needs they see for new arrivals, and the website will be updated. The office is housed with the Ohio Development Services Agency, which will make employees available to immigrants when they need for further help.

Kasich doesn't anticipate the new office will cost Ohio much money, since much of the effort entails promoting existing state, federal and local government programs.

Everyone seeking help from the office is expected to reside in the United States lawfully, said Padmini Roy-Dixon, an immigrant herself, who will be heading the effort.

"I don't foresee this office checking for documents," she said.

Then Kasich -- who people say may run for president in 2020 --talked about immigration at the federal level.

"Wouldn't it be great if Congress could do something on immigration?" he asked.

He doesn't believe it is possible to round up and deport all roughly 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. and is hopeful a small group of Republicans in the U.S. House can force a vote on the so-called Dreamers, or undocumented residents whose parents brought them to the United States as children.

He praised President Ronald Reagan for addressing the issue in a way that he described as respectful to the immigrants

"People live in the shadows," Kasich said. "As you know, I don't like that."