Immigration rules expel the people we need the most

Published: August 27, 2012

OregonLive
August 26, 2012

“I wasn’t surprised the topic came up,” commented Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., about one major theme at a high-tech innovation forum in Portland last Tuesday. “I guess I was surprised it was such a prevalent part of the conversation.”

In fact, for many of the entrepreneurs present at the forum, immigration law, and their problems in hiring and keeping in the country the kind of minds that could drive their companies, was about all they wanted to talk about.

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