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April 2, 2015
Business Roundtable's recent analysis, State of Immigration: How the United States Stacks Up in the Global Talent Competition, reports that the United States ranks 9th out of 10 top economies in policies that encourage balanced, growth-supporting immigration. Included in the report -- which covers... Continue Reading
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Immigration Reform, H1-B visas, Immigration
March 17, 2015
Matt Sonnesyn
This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on high-skilled immigration reform.  The hearing is expected to focus on individual instances of abuse or gaming of the system, but the principal problem is far larger: the artificial limits on visas for high-skilled workers currently... Continue Reading
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Immigration
December 12, 2014
CNBC's "Squawk Box" morning interview program traveled to Washington for the Dec. 3 meeting of Business Roundtable's CEO Quarterly Meeting. Top issues for the CEO interviews? The economy, of course, and the imperatives of tax and immigration reform. And addressing the skills gap. And getting things... Continue Reading
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Economy, Economic Growth, skills gap, STEM education, Immigration
July 10, 2014
Business Roundtable on Wednesday joined other major trade associations -- including more than 60 groups across the country -- to call on Congress to fix the broken U.S. immigration system this year. The events (tweeted at #actonimmigration) featured release of a new national survey that documented... Continue Reading
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Immigration, Immigration Reform
July 3, 2014
Outstanding op-ed in Crain's Chicago Business by Stephen M. Chipman, CEO of Grant Thornton LLP, on the economic benefits of immigration reform. Chipman writes from the perspective of a native of England who emigrated to the United States on an H-1B visa, became a U.S. citizen and then spent spent... Continue Reading
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Immigration Reform, Immigration

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