ACIP and SHRM Welcome Bipartisan

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

 

Strategic Affiliates Look Forward to Working with All Stakeholders on Meaningful, Sensible Reforms

 

Washington, D.C. – The American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today welcomed the release of two sets of comprehensive immigration reform principles, one from the White House and one from a group of Democratic and Republican Senators, and urged all stakeholders to work together to enact meaningful, sensible and bipartisan reforms this year.

 

“U.S. employers are doing business in a new world, and the outdated U.S. employment-based immigration system must be reformed to keep up and allow them to drive U.S. economic prosperity,” said ACIP Executive Director Lynn Shotwell. “America needs a fully workable immigration system to compete in the 21^st century economy.”

 

ACIP and SHRM, strategic affiliates, were encouraged to see that the principles included many of the key reforms to the U.S. employment-based immigration system for which the groups have long advocated, including enabling U.S. STEM advanced degree holders to stay in America and contribute to our economy, increasing access to and retention of top world talent and modernizing the worksite verification system to ensure a legal, authorized workforce. ACIP released its own employer principles for immigration reform last week.

 

“America’s employers need a fail-safe system for verifying the workers they hire are indeed work authorized,” said Michael Aitken, SHRM vice president of government affairs. “We are pleased policymakers intend to create a more secure system that prevents against identity fraud.”

 

“From work authorization to visa processing, U.S. employers need reliability, and they need an immigration system that works,” continued Shotwell. “We are happy to see the bipartisan principles released this week, and we look forward to working with all stakeholders on enacting meaningful reforms this year.”

 

About the American Council on International Personnel:

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.

 

About the Society for Human Resource Management:
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing about 260,000 members in more than 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org and follow us on Twitter @SHRMPress.

 

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