Washington — Ahead of today’s G7 Meeting of Innovation and Employment Ministers, the Computer & Communications Industry Association along with several other associations released a joint statement on one of the Canadian Presidency’s major themes for the G7 – preparing for jobs of the future. CCIA and others urged leaders of the world’s largest economies…
The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., for introducing the Startup Act 3.0, a farsighted proposal to unleash the power of U.S.-educated entrepreneurs to create jobs. In particular, the bill’s focus on attracting and retaining entrepreneurial talent through the creation of…
The starting gun for the debate on immigration reform went off with the unveiling of a reform framework by a bipartisan group of eight Senators on January 28, the introduction of the Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act on January 29, and the President’s outlining of his own reform plan also on January 29. This past week…
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) welcomes the introduction the Immigration Innovation Act today. CCIA has long promoted skilled immigration reform as critical to maintaining and strengthening the global competitiveness of U.S. companies in an increasingly innovative economy. This bill includes such reforms as: increasing the H-1B visa cap and making it market-flexible; exempting advanced…
Despite being the foreign policy debate, basic research, competitiveness and science and math education was added in to last night’s face off between President Obama and Governor Romney. Obama said he wanted to hire more math and science teachers as good math and science skills have been key to maintaining the United States’ lead in innovation. “If we…
During the second presidential debate last night in New York both President Obama and Gov. Romney agreed on the need for immigration reform. Romney said green cards should be stapled to the diplomas of foreign students with advanced degrees in science and math. Obama noted the role of immigrants in starting some of the most prominent, innovative…
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, which would increase access to green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields by creating a new green card category of up to 55,000…
The past few weeks have seen welcome action on skilled immigration reform with the introduction of bills such as the Startup Act 2.0, the STAR Act and the SMART Jobs Act. These bills call for increased access to green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)…
Last week, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced S. 1965 (the Startup Act). CCIA applauds the bill as a farsighted proposal to unleash the power of U.S. entrepreneurs and harness it for the creation of jobs. The bill focuses on five principles: Reducing regulatory burdens; Attracting business investment; Accelerating the commercialization…