October 26, 2011                                                                                                                             

 

A Message From America’s Business Leaders: Highly Educated Immigrants Are Critical to U.S. Job Creation and Economic Growth

 

Ellen Kullman, Chairman, President & CEO of DuPont

“There are jobs today that are open because we don’t have the skilled workforce here. If we want to continue to create economic growth we have to fill those jobs with the best and the brightest no matter where they come from.” – October 5, 2011

 

Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies

“We should be creating incentives and opportunities for foreign students to remain in the United States — especially those in critical fields like science, engineering and technology. In the competitive global economy of the 21^st century, we cannot afford to turn away such talent.” – October 19, 2011

 

Charles Allison Jr., CEO of CWBiofuels

“It is imperative for the future of America and for all innovative industries that our country consider immigration reform in terms of enhancing the economy. Sensible reform is the only way our nation will be able to compete in the global marketplace and dispel the current state of uncertainty and distress.” – October 23, 2011

 

Zvi Or-Bach, Founder, President & CEO of MonolithIC 3D™ Inc.

“We train the engineers, scientists, and other highly skilled individuals we need to power the companies of tomorrow, but then we send them home because our antiquated green card system shuts them out. Such policies handicap business and stifle job growth.” – October 3, 2011

 

Congress – Reform the broken employment-based green card and visa system today and help U.S. employers create jobs and drive innovation!

 

Want to learn more about some of these foreign-born innovators, job creators and contributors? Don’t miss ACIP’s “Innovation Celebration” in honor of the Statue of Liberty’s 125^th Anniversary and the world’s best and brightest that have helped keep America a great beacon for economic strength, opportunity and innovation!

 

Learn more about the employment-based immigration system in ACIP’s primer. For more about ACIP, visit www.acip.com.

 

 

The American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) represents employers working to speed U.S. economic recovery, create new jobs for all Americans and advance American innovation.  Our members are companies, universities, research institutions and organizations that employ the critical talent that has and will continue to build the U.S. economy and raise the standard of living for all Americans.  We build the workforces necessary to keep America on the cutting edge of worldwide innovation and leading the global economy.  Learn more at www.acip.com.