Reuters, 01/28/2013 –
“The first big political push for an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in more than five years holds out some promise for employers who have long complained that the current system is broken and inhibits hiring.
“From farmers who cannot find Americans to pick their crops to technology firm[s] who need more engineers from abroad, the bipartisan plan from eight U.S. senators…offered solutions like…a commitment to ‘attracting and keeping the world's best and brightest.’
“…Companies and business groups of all stripes have come out in favor of immigration reform, hoping to tap the immigrant labor force that has long been a key to growth of the U.S. economy.
“…The eight senators said that any immigrant who receives an advanced degree in the United States in science, technology, engineering or math (collectively known as STEM), should be given a green card…
“…‘It makes no sense to educate the world's future innovators and entrepreneurs only to ultimately force them to leave our country at the moment they are most able to contribute to our economy,’ the senators said.
“The proposal from the senators…goes so far as to offer a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants.
“…But it also offers provisions to make legal immigration more efficient and to bolster an employment verification system to help companies know if they are hiring illegal migrants.”
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“The first big political push for an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in more than five years holds out some promise for employers who have long complained that the current system is broken and inhibits hiring.
“From farmers who cannot find Americans to pick their crops to technology firm[s] who need more engineers from abroad, the bipartisan plan from eight U.S. senators…offered solutions like…a commitment to ‘attracting and keeping the world's best and brightest.’
“…Companies and business groups of all stripes have come out in favor of immigration reform, hoping to tap the immigrant labor force that has long been a key to growth of the U.S. economy.
“…The eight senators said that any immigrant who receives an advanced degree in the United States in science, technology, engineering or math (collectively known as STEM), should be given a green card…
“…‘It makes no sense to educate the world's future innovators and entrepreneurs only to ultimately force them to leave our country at the moment they are most able to contribute to our economy,’ the senators said.
“The proposal from the senators…goes so far as to offer a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants.
“…But it also offers provisions to make legal immigration more efficient and to bolster an employment verification system to help companies know if they are hiring illegal migrants.”
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