Welcome Back Congress More than 450 Business Groups Stand United: Enact Immigration Reform NOW

Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi, The undersigned organizations urge the United States Congress to enact legislation that would bring meaningful reforms to critical components of our nation’s immigration system. Reform of an outdated, broken immigration system is essential if we are to achieve a fully revitalized economy that provides rewarding and lasting jobs and opportunities for all Americans.

Thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum agree that enacting immigration reform now will accelerate U.S. economic growth at a critical time when it has struggled to recover, and will help to enable sustained growth for decades to come. Done right, reform will also serve to protect and complement our U.S. workforce, generating greater productivity and economic activity that will lead to new innovations, products, businesses, and jobs in communities across the United States.

We deal with an immigration system that is now in its third decade and completely incapable of being responsive to an ever-changing national economy and hypercompetitive global marketplace. Today, the problems with our immigration system have grown and multiplied to become an emerging threat to the current and future productivity, ingenuity, and competitiveness of key sectors of our economy, including agriculture, housing, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, tourism, engineering and technology.

We are united in the belief that we can and must do better for our economy and country by modernizing our immigration system. We already have been engaged with many members of Congress—Republicans and Democrats—on numerous components of a modern immigration system and we urge that you not let this momentum slip and progress vanish.

Failure to act is not an option. We cannot afford to be content and watch a generation-old immigration system work more and more against our overall national interest. Instead, we urge Congress to remain mindful of the clear benefits to our economy if we succeed, and work together and with us to achieve real, pro-growth immigration reform. Sincerely,

Adams Insurance Service Inc. Chandler (AZ) Chamber of Commerce Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Manhattan (NY) Chamber of Commerce Oregon Cherry Growers Inc. Technology Association of Oregon Adobe Cherry Lane Farms Greater Des Moines (IA) Partnership Marriott International Inc. Oregon Farm Bureau Technology CEO Council Advanced Decisions Inc. Chicago Southland (IL) Chamber of Commerce Greater Durham (NC) Chamber of Commerce Marvell Semiconductor Inc. Outdoor Amusement Business Association Inc. Telecommunications Industry Association Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chicagoland (IL) Chamber of Commerce Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Tempe (AZ) Chamber of Commerce AGCO Corp. Cisco Systems Inc. Greater Houston Partnership Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange Overstock.com Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Albany-Colonie (NY) Regional Chamber Collaborative Communications Greater Indianapolis (IN) Chamber of Commerce (MITX) Oxnard (CA) Chamber of Commerce Tennessee Farm Bureau Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry Greater Irving-Las Colinas (TX) Chamber of Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership Packard Place Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association Commerce Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Palm Desert Area (CA) Chamber of Commerce Coalition ALOM Committee of 100 for Economic Development Inc. Greater Memphis (TN) Chamber MC Marketing Group LLC Paramount Citrus Teradata American Action Forum (LA) Greater Omaha Chamber (NE) Meadowlands (NJ) Regional Chamber Paramount Farming Co. Texas Association of Business American Action Network Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Greater Pittsburgh (PA) Chamber of Commerce Melaleuca Inc. Partnership for a New American Economy Texas Farm Bureau American Association of University Women (AAUW) Compete America Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce MetricStream Paymetric Inc. Texas Instruments Inc. American Beekeeping Federation CompTIA Greater Richmond (VA) Chamber Metro South Chamber of Commerce (MA) Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Texas International Produce Association American Coatings Association Computer & Communications Industry Greater San Antonio (TX) Chamber of Commerce Michigan Apple Association Permac Industries Texas Nursery & Landscape Association American Council of Engineering Companies Association Greater San Fernando Valley (CA) Chamber of Michigan Chamber of Commerce Pokeware The Business Council of New York State Inc. American Council on International Personnel Concord Servicing Corp. Commerce Michigan Farm Bureau Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce The Center for APA Women American Farm Bureau Federation Concord Software Leasing Corp. Greater Topeka (KS) Chamber of Commerce Michigan Milk Producers Association Port Hueneme (CA) Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Reno, Sparks, and Northern American Feed Industry Association Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Green Bay Area (WI) Chamber of Commerce Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Preemptive Solutions Nevada American Honey Producers Association Consumer Electronics Association Grok Inc. Microsoft Corp. Prescott (AZ) Chamber of Commerce The Internet Association American Hotel & Lodging Association Cordele-Crisp (GA) Chamber of Commerce Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Prime Time International The Latino Coalition American Immigration Lawyers Association Corning Inc. 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Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce The Shurtleff Group American Sheep Industry Association Dallas Regional Chamber HR Policy Association Monterey County Farm Bureau Qualcomm The Technology Association of Georgia American Standard Development Co. Danna & Danna Inc. Hudson County (NJ) Chamber of Commerce Morgenthaler R&L Well Drilling LLC Tompkins County (NY) Chamber of Anaheim (CA) Chamber of Commerce Danna Farms Inc. Huffman & Hawbaker Farms Morris County (NJ) Chamber of Commerce Rackspace Hosting Inc. Commerce Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce Danna Investment Co. IBC Bank Morris County (NJ) Hispanic-American Chamber of Rancho Cordova (CA) Chamber of Commerce Torrance (CA) Area Chamber of Commerce Applied Materials Danna Land Co. IBM Corp. Commerce Retail Industry Leaders Association TransPak Inc. Appvance Inc. Danna Properties LP Idaho Dairymen’s Association Motive Power Systems Inc. Revolution TransPremier LLC Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Daytona (FL) Regional Chamber of Commerce Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association River Cities Capital Funds Trimble Navigation Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Dell Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association Motorola Solutions Inc. Robert Mann Packaging Inc. Tucson (AZ) Hispanic Chamber Arizona Nursery Association Deloitte LLP Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Myrtle Beach Area (SC) Chamber of Commerce Rochester (MN) Area Chamber of Commerce Tucson (AZ) Metro Chamber of Commerce Arizona Technology Council Delta Planning Inc. Rights Naperville Area (IL) Chamber of Commerce Rogers-Lowell Area (AR) Chamber of Commerce Tulsa (OK) Regional Chamber Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Denton Glass Co. Illinois Farm Bureau NASDAQ OMX Rollins Inc. 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