Bipartisan Support is Strong and Growing for Fixing the Broken Employment-based Immigration System This Year!
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President Barack Obama |
“In a global marketplace, we need all the talent we can attract, all the talent we can get to stay here to start businesses – not just to benefit those individuals, but because their contribution will benefit all Americans.” – May 10, 2011
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Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) |
“If bringing in high-skilled workers from abroad helps us keep thousands of jobs here in America, our antiquated laws should not be a barrier.” – March 21, 2011
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Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) |
“[The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011] signals to the American people that we are serious about fixing our broken immigration system … This is common-sense legislation that … contributes to our economic recovery.” – June 22, 2011
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Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) |
“We want to establish a way for the smartest and most entrepreneurial individuals in the world to come to the United States and create jobs. Many are already here studying at our great universities. Helping them stay to invest in their ideas and create jobs benefits all Americans.” – March 14, 2011
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Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) |
“It makes no sense for us to educate the world’s brightest students and then ship them back to their home countries to compete against us. [The IDEA Act of 2011] would allow some of the world’s sharpest minds to stay in the United States and help us grow our economy.” – June 14, 2011
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House Republican |
“Our current visa system is failing job creators who need access to a skilled and specialized workforce. America has always stood as a beacon of opportunity to the best and brightest from around the world and the nation has benefitted from their contributions. Yet today, our visa system is not addressing our economic needs.” – May 26, 2011
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House Republican Technology Working Group |
“We will examine current education programs to make sure they are operating efficiently. We will also examine current visa and immigration laws to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest minds from around the world.” – June 2, 2011
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Compete America supports bipartisan reforms to permanently fix the U.S. green card and visa systems for highly educated, foreign-born professionals.
Learn more about the benefits of highly educated, foreign-born professionals to the U.S. economy.
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Compete America (www.competeamerica.org) is a coalition of corporations, educators, research institutions and trade associations concerned about legal, employment-based immigration and committed to ensuring that the United States has the highly educated workforce necessary to ensure continued innovation, job creation and leadership in a worldwide economy.
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