Immigration: Google Makes Its Case

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jun 8, 2007 7:17 AM EDT

Article Source: Business Week

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As the U.S. engages in a heated debate over how to overhaul its immigration policies, a top Google (GOOG) executive made the case before Congress to open the doors to more high-skilled foreign workers and make it easier for them to become citizens. "The fact is that we are in a fierce worldwide competition for top talent unlike ever before," said Laszlo Bock, vice-president for people operations at Google. "As companies in India, China, and other countries step up efforts to attract highly skilled employees, the United States must continue to focus on attracting and retaining these great minds."

Bock's comments came June 6 during a day when business leaders testified on immigration reform. The four men who appeared before the House subcommittee on immigration represented very different sectors of the economy, from restaurants to farming to the Internet. But they all agreed that the U.S. needs to welcome more workers from abroad.

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Killfile

And Google steps into the immigration debate.

Google isn't really talking about immigration in the sense that the rest of the country is. What Google wants is a US Visa policy that allows qualified people easier access to work visas. I can't say that would suck. The United States economic leverage doesn't come from manufacturing or agriculture anymore -- it comes from technology and innovation.

Technology and innovation come from smart people.

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#1 - Fri Jun 8, 2007 7:26 AM EDT

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

Another good seed, good sir.

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#2 - Fri Jun 8, 2007 10:32 AM EDT

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