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Immigration reform can let N.Y. benefit from world’s skills
Cornell University President David J. Skorton, Press Connects A growing number of Americans are coming around to an idea that the tech industry and other business groups have been promoting for quite a while: To fuel economic growth, especially in the tech sector, we need to make it easier for… Read More
Farm Labor Needs Are Tied to Immigration Reform
August 8, 2013 American Farm Bureau Federation Farmers and ranchers are putting heat on their members of Congress to get immigration reform finished when they return to Washington from their summer break. Oregon blueberry grower Doug Krahmer explains why that’s such a big deal for him and other farmers… Read More
Immigration reform: Minnesota’s changing face of labor
August 7, 2013 David Beal, MinnPost When bipartisan federal legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration system failed in 2007, Bob Fitch decided he’d seen enough. The solution, he believed, was to unite trade associations and provide cover for individual business owners who supported such legislation but hesitated to speak out… Read More
U.S. Ag Secretary: Immigration reform key for Fla. industry
Anthony Clark, The Gainesville Sun July 31, 2013 Comprehensive immigration reform is critical to secure the workforce needed by Florida’s multibillion-dollar agricultural industry and would benefit the broader economy, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in an interview with The Gainesville Sun. Vilsack has been on a media blitz with reporters… Read More
Georgia business groups join call for immigration overhaul
Jeremy Redmon, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution July 31, 2013 The Georgia Chamber of Commerce joined more than 400 business groups and companies nationwide Tuesday in sending a letter to Congress calling for the passage of immigration overhaul legislation. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are among the heavy hitters that signed the letter along with the… Read More
Immigration reformers back a ‘buy-cott’ of supportive businesses
Nancy Lofholm, The Denver Post July 29, 2013 GRAND JUNCTION — Immigration reform advocates and business owners held rallies around the state Monday to promote a “buy-cott” of businesses that promote comprehensive immigration reform. Nearly 400 businesses, ranging from a ski area to neighborhood restaurants, have signed up for the… Read More
Utah Republican donors sign letter to Congress urging passing of immigration reform
Michael Smith, Deseret News July 30, 2013 According to a press release this morning from Republicans for Immigration Reform, more than 100 Republican donors from across the United States sent a joint letter to Republican members of Congress on Tuesday, urging legislators to pass substantive immigration reform. … The following… Read More
Republican donors send letter to GOP: “Take action” on immigration
Sandra Lilley, NBC Latino July 30, 2013 Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who started a political action committee,Republicans for Immigration Reform, organized more than 100 business leaders, who sent a letter today to Republican members of Congress urging for immigration reform with a path to legalization. “Immigrants are often entrepreneurial,… Read More
Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul
Ashley Parker, The New York Times July 30, 2013 WASHINGTON — More than 100 Republican donors — many of them prominent names in their party’s establishment — sent a letter to Republican members of Congress on Tuesday urging them to support an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws. The letter,… Read More
USDA boss pushes for immigration reform
Matt Kelley, Nebraska Radio Network July 29, 2013 Nebraska has the fourth largest agricultural economy in the country, but U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the ag industries in the state and nation will suffer if Congress fails to enact some sort of immigration reform. “If you know what I… Read More
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