Immigration

Immigrants are the lifeblood of American innovation, the American economy and the American Dream. But the U.S. immigration system is broken. A balanced approach to reform is critical to ensuring that our economy supports more jobs, higher growth and opportunity for all. That’s why America’s business leaders support modernizing the system.

A Modern Approach to U.S. Immigration Policy

Immigrants are the lifeblood of American innovation, the American economy and the American Dream. Immigrants bring new ideas and fresh perspectives to our companies and our communities. They are workers and taxpayers who complement the domestic workforce and make contributions large and small to our everyday lives. They are also our neighbors. Immigrants built our country and are central to its future.
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On Immigration Policy, Businesses and Workers Need Certainty

To maintain America’s place as the global hub of innovation, our immigration system must be modernized to recruit and retain top talent. This requires advancing policies that deliver certainty for businesses, workers and their families. Not only must Congress and the Administration enact a solution for DACA recipients – who are hard-working students, employees and members of our armed forces – policymakers should also avoid policy changes that harmfully disrupt lives, business operations and our nation’s economy.  

Solving the DACA Challenge

Business Roundtable, whose members employ Dreamers in communities across the nation, strongly urge leaders in Washington to act now,” writes Chuck Robbins, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc. and Chair of the Business Roundtable Immigration Committee.
60+ CEOs Write DHS Secretary on Harmful Immigration Policy Changes

As the federal government undertakes its legitimate review of immigration rules, it must avoid making changes that disrupt the lives of thousands of law-abiding and skilled employees, and that inflict substantial harm on U.S. competitiveness," wrote more than 60 Business Roundtable CEOs to the Administration.

How the Future of American Immigration Can Impact the Economy

Providing new ideas and fresh perspectives, immigrants have always been a key part of America’s innovative spirit. A vast majority of economists and business leaders agree that immigration is a net positive for the U.S. economy. But, the system for welcoming these highly valuable workers is broken. This study explores how two potential policy scenarios—restricted and balanced—would impact the U.S. workforce and economy.

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Curbing OPT Program for Foreign-Born Students Would Jeopardize American Jobs and Hurt U.S. Economy

Scaling back OPT would result in the loss of 443,000 jobs over the next decade, including 255,000 jobs held by U.S.-born workers. Read our analysis.

New economic analysis from Business Roundtable shows how new restrictions and caps on OPT proposed by the Administration would result in a significant decline in program participation, all leading to negative economic consequences.

Based on a comprehensive examination of 10 advanced economies to identify and evaluate the best immigration policies to promote economic growth, the United States ranked 9th out of 10 competitor countries, ahead of only Japan, a country historically closed to outsiders.

State of Immigration

The U.S. is far behind in the race for global talent. Read more on our report.

Modernizing America's Immigration System

Immigrants continue to play a critical role in strengthening America’s place in the world. That’s why America’s business leaders support policies that will keep the U.S. in the lead—those that benefit our communities, workers and our families. Modernizing immigration policy is an important step in continuing that tradition of excellence.

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

Immigration reform isn’t just good for companies— it’s also good for American workers, consumers, and the economy as a whole.
Talent

To maintain America’s place as the global hub of innovation, our immigration system must be modernized to recruit and retain top talent.
The State of Immigration

Based on a comprehensive examination of 10 advanced economies to identify and evaluate the best immigration policies to promote economic growth, the United States ranked 9th out of 10 competitor countries, ahead of only Japan, a country historically closed to outsiders.

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