CEOs and New York Mayor Make Economic Case for Immigration Reform
While comprehensive immigration reform looks to be stalled until the lame duck session or the beginning of the 112th Congress, chief executives of several major corporations and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are joining together to form a coalition,
"Partnership for a New American Economy," advocating for immigration reform. Bloomberg stated the group's intent, saying that "somebody has to lead and explain to the country why [immigration reform] is in our interests."
Although some may question the coalition's intentions - Fox & Friends is busy trying to distort the coalition's message as "borders first" - the group of mayors and successful CEOs may actually just want to make the economic case that "if America wants to remain economically competitive," it needs to have policies in place that allow the world's best and brightest to succeed and thrive here.
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http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/06/24/ce...
"Partnership for a New American Economy," advocating for immigration reform. Bloomberg stated the group's intent, saying that "somebody has to lead and explain to the country why [immigration reform] is in our interests."
Although some may question the coalition's intentions - Fox & Friends is busy trying to distort the coalition's message as "borders first" - the group of mayors and successful CEOs may actually just want to make the economic case that "if America wants to remain economically competitive," it needs to have policies in place that allow the world's best and brightest to succeed and thrive here.
Read more...
http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/06/24/ce...
