Dear Republican Members of Congress, Jesse Gonzalez, P.E. E. Javier Loya Robert Reynolds Vice President of Development, Chairman and CEO, OTC Global Holdings President & CEO, Putnam Investments As Republicans, we believe the new Republican majority control of both houses of Congress provides an The Gonzalez Group, LP opportunity to be the problem-solver our country needs. Specifically, there is an opportunity for Congressional Frederic Malek Julian Robertson Republicans to be the architects of reform that will reflect our priorities and genuinely addresses our country’s needs. H H Ambassador Mark Green Founder and Chairman, Chairman, Tiger Management, LLC Former Ambassador to Tanzania and Former Jan M. Maly th Doug Robinson We implore you to reform our immigration system so that it discourages the rising tide of illegal immigration, Congressman from Wisconsin’s 8 Congressional District Chief Executive Officer, J.M. Maly, Inc. Mario Rodriguez while fixing the unnecessary obstacles that send talented individuals elsewhere and make it harder for American Julio Gudino Secretary Rosario Marin Chairman, Hispanic 100 companies to compete, grow, and create jobs for American workers. We must be the Party that celebrates hard work H H H Board Member, Hispanic 100 st 41 Treasurer of the and risk taking. Welcoming immigrants who want to come here and contribute to our economy and our society is Ambassador John Rood Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Ralph S. Marek an important piece of that. th Chairman, Vestcor Companies 35 United states Secretary of Commerce Chairman of the Board, Marek Family Foundation Ambassador Francis Rooney Simply put, our immigration system is in shambles. There is a humanitarian crisis at our border that neither the IMMIGRATION Dave Hanna Bill Marriott Former CEO, Rooney Holdings President nor Congress has done anything to adequately address. Meanwhile arbitrary and antiquated visa laws Founder and Chairman, Hanna Ventures Executive Chairman of Marriott International and wreak havoc on our economy and threaten our competitive advantage in a global marketplace. Cordia Harrington Chairman of the Board Robert Ross REFORM Tennessee Bun Company Owner, Interurban Restaurants Due to Washington’s inaction, businesses in key growth industries are unable to hire the workers they need to George Martinez expand and compete in a global marketplace. As demand for local produce goes up, American production goes Debbi Harrison CEO, Allegiance Bank Texas Stephen Ross down because our farmers don’t have the workers they need to harvest, leaving us to import more fruits and Global Officer Marriott Culture and Business Councils, Ambassador Susan McCaw Chairman and Founder, The Related Companies Marriott International vegetables. We end up growing someone else’s agriculture sector, when we could be growing ours. Entrepreneurs Former Ambassador to the Republic of Austria John W. Rowe who want to start businesses here and hire American workers are turned away. And when we say no, China, Don Herring, Jr. Charles S. McNeil Muneer Satter Germany, Australia, and many others say yes. In a global economy, that makes us weaker not stronger. We need to Don Herring Mitsubishi Chairman & CEO, NexGen Resources Corporation Satter Investment Management, LLC be exporting goods, not talent. David Herro Larry Mocha Partner and Chief Investment Officer, International Justin Sayfie Immigration reform is not only an economic imperative. It’s also a political imperative. Good policy is good President & CEO, APSCO, Inc. Founding Shareholder, Sayfie Law Firm politics. Inaction on this issue is not good policy. If the only legislation our Party has recently advanced on Harris Association, LP Jacob M. Monty immigration is viewed as anti-immigration or not immigrant-friendly, we stand to alienate troves of voters who Carolyn Hodges Mark Scully Managing Partner, Monty & Ramirez LLP otherwise agree with our principles. Republicans in Congress need to show that we can lead on tough issues and Immediate Past President, Texas Federation President, TAS Commercial Concrete demonstrate appeal to broad sections of Americans. of Republican Women Vladimir Naranjo Construction, LLC Managing Partner, PMG Project Management Group, LLC Ambassador Al Hoffman Gerry Shepherd Failure to fix our immigration system is failure to adapt to the new market, failure to address a security problem that Former Chairman and CEO of WCI Communities Ambassador Tom Nassif President and CEO, OK Roofing Sheet Metal goes beyond unaccompanied minors, and failure to plan for the future of our Party. Addressing our border security President and CEO, Western Growers and the current crisis should be the beginning of broader reform, but it cannot be the end. Ann Holloway Nelson Spear, J.D. State Regent for Higher Ed Alan W. Nash Spear Brothers Group – Midland, TX You have the opportunity to lead a legislative effort. Doing so will transform this country – and this Party – for the Attorney Kirk Humphreys Charlie Spies better. We urge you to take this opportunity. Bernie Navarro Chairman, The Humphreys Company Co-Founder, Republicans for Immigration Reform President, Benworth Capital Partners, LLC Sincerely, Mel Immergut Jim Slack, Jr. Dennis Nixon Former Chairman, Milbank, Tweed, President, Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. President & CEO, International Bank of Commerce Secretary Kevin M. Camarata Pepe Fanjul, Jr. Hadley & McCloy Christine Toretti 10th United States Secretary of Energy President of the General Partner, Camarata Masonry Florida Crystals Corpoation Richie Jackson Mel Oller Partner, Hoggatt LP Founder, Women Lead PAC Systems, Ltd. Michael Fernandez CEO, Texas Restaurant Association Norman E. Adams Ambassador Bob Tuttle Co-Founder of Texans for Sensible Immigration Policy Al Cardenas Chairman, MBF Healthcare Partners, L.P. Steven A. Jarvis, P.E. Jack Oliver President, Beyer Construction Founder, Bryan Cave Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom and President of Adams Insurance Service, Inc. Former Chairman, American Conservative Union John M. Fluke, Jr. Jonathan Johnson Ambassador Mary Ourisman Frank VanderSloot Tina Aldatz Alberto P. Cardenas, Jr. Chairman, Fluke Capital Management, L.P. Chairman of the Board, Overstock.com Former Ambassador to Barbados and the Chief and Executive Officer, Melaleuca, Inc. Founder and Board Member, Lincoln Club of Counsel, Vinson & Elkins, LLP Governor Luis Fortuno Eastern Caribbean Countries Dwayne Vernon Orange County Russell Carson 10th Governor of Puerto Rico Stephen Joost Partner, Firehouse Subs Craig Parker President, Vernon Masonry, Inc. Jorge E. Arrizurieta Co-Founder and Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Charles C. Foster Lenin Juarez Executive Vice President Massey Villarrel Chairman, Arrizurieta and Associates Gary Chartrand Chairman, Foster LLP. Managing Partner, Action Gypsum Supply, L.P. Silver Star Construction President & CEO, Precision Task Group, Inc. Executive Chairman, Acosta Bob Fretz, Jr. Johnny Barnes Manny Kadre Bruce Payne Doug Whitley President and CEO, Farmpak & Barnes Farming Jim Click President, Fretz Construction President and CFO, Energy, LLC Chairman and CEO, MBB Auto Group G. Ed Williamson Owner, Jim Click Automotive Team Al Frink Jerry Patterson Ambassador Frank E. Baxter John M. Kafka Chairman & CEO, Williamson Automotive Group Dave Coburn Assistant Secretary, Manufacturing Services Chairman Emeritus, Jefferies and Company President and CEO, Chamberlin Roofing Commissioner, Texas General Land Office President, Coburn & Company of U.S. Commerce Department Senator Bob Worsley Lane Beattie & Waterproofing, Ltd. James D. Pearson Remedios Diaz Oliver Dr. Phil Frost Legislative District 25, Arizona State Senate President and CEO, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Bradley Kastan Retired Owner and President, Aurora Metals Inc. Jon Wyss President and CEO, All American Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Timothy A. Pixley David Bender Containers, Inc. OPKO Heath Inc. President, Okanogan County Farm Bureau Pat Kiley President, Brae Burn Construction Company, Ltd., LLP Donald “Boysie” Bollinger Craig Duchossois, Don Garcia Principal, Kiley Advisors Andy Puzder Fred Zeidman Chairman and CEO, Bollinger Shipyards CEO, The Duchossois Group Former Chair, Woodrow Wilson International Managing Partner, Straight Path Communications Inc. William Kunkler CEO, CKE Restaurants, Inc. Norman Braman Alex Dunn Center for Scholars Executive Vice President of Operations, Vice President Dan Quayle Jay Zeidman President, Braman Dealerships President, Vivint Senator Jake Garn CC Industries 44th Vice President of the United States National Chairman, Maverick PAC Ronald D. Bullock Secretary Donald L. Evans Ambassador Anthony Gioia Stan Lockart Gregg T. 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