ITI Council Hails Introduction of Senate Immigration Reform Bill for High-Skilled
The Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 “is really a plan to help supercharge American innovation and our economy, and we urge the Senate to pass this bill,” Andy Halataei, Information Technology Industry Council senior vice president, said in a statement.…
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“Like it or not, the U.S. is on the wrong side of a brain drain in the heated race for highly-skilled minds to be competitive against other countries in the global economy,” he said. “If passed, this bill would help us to attract the best and brightest minds who want to bring their talents to our companies by using a market driven approach to match what our economy needs in terms of high skilled employees.” CEA used similar language in hailing the bill’s introduction (see 1501130044).