President Obama recently reaffirmed the urgent need to fix our broken immigration system, so that America can compete and win in the 21st century. Immigrants make extraordinary contributions to our economic well-being, as demonstrated in study after study. For evidence, you can turn to recent analyses from the Treasury Department, the bipartisan Partnership for a New American Economy, or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Or simply visit Silicon Valley. Aneesh participated in a roundtable yesterday hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group where nearly half of the executives in the room were immigrants. They were unanimous in their call for action in the high skilled area — a top priority for the group, along with a new service campaign to connect the best and brightest in the Valley with kids in need. But they were also frustrated with our inability as a country to tackle these issues as it has been several years since they began such conversations.
Fonte: White House