Silicon Valley Report Urges More Hi-Tech Immigration

The high-tech industry is touting a new study that showcases the economic contributions of talented immigrants as part of an orchestrated campaign to alter the nation’s immigration laws to expand the number of highly skilled, foreign-born professionals allowed to work here.

Making the case that high-tech immigration creates greater economic opportunity for Americans, the National Venture Capital Association plans to release a study today that concludes that immigrants had a hand in starting 1 in 5 venture-backed public companies in the United States during the past 15 years. These companies have created thousands of jobs and have a combined market capitalization of $500 billion, the study found. Click here.

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