Immigration debate sparked by record number of applicants

[...]the campaign to increase the number of temporary visas has powerful backing this year from groups such as Michael Bloomberg's Partnership for a New American Economy, which advertised Cobut's story, and FWD.us, an immigration lobbying group launched by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and...

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Published inTCA News Service
Main Author O'Brien, Matt
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Tribune Content Agency LLC 15.04.2015
Subjects
Immigration policy
Noncitizens
Passports & visas
United States > US
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Summary:[...]the campaign to increase the number of temporary visas has powerful backing this year from groups such as Michael Bloomberg's Partnership for a New American Economy, which advertised Cobut's story, and FWD.us, an immigration lobbying group launched by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and backed by tech leaders including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, all of whom represent companies that recruit a large number of H-1B workers.