BUSINESS COALITION LETTER ON WORKER NEEDSFrom high-tech to agriculture, business sectors unite to press Congress on immigration reform With Congress gearing up for a renewed debate on immigration, business coalitions representing a broad array of American industries came together in August to support the process and urge that lawmakers crafting reform take account of future U.S. workforce needs.
“We cannot forget [a] key element of effective reform,” the group stated in a letter to Immigration Subcommittee chairs Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Zoe Lofgren. “To truly fix the problem, a reform package must ensure that America’s economy will have the legal workforce it needs in the decades to come. It must create a legal system that is responsive to the U.S. economy.”
Among the groups that co-signed the letter: Compete America (representing employers of high-skilled workers), the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (lesser-skilled workers), the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Farm Bureau and ImmigrationWorks USA. Business coalition letter Press release Media
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