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About 11 million people are thought to be living illegally in the US. The president has so far failed to deliver on a promise of an immigration overhaul he made to Hispanics voters.
Updated : Jun 25, 2010, 06:06 PM IST
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"This coalition was formed to change our current immigration policy, which is undermining our economy and threatening our status as the world's leading power," Bloomberg said in a statement. "We need to break the legislative stalemate that has taken over Congress."
Roughly 11 million people are thought to be living in the
A deep rift over immigration has worsened since April by a new
"American ingenuity is a product of the openness and diversity of this society," said Australian-born Murdoch.
"As an immigrant myself, I believe that this country can and must enact new immigration policies that fulfill our employment needs, provide a careful pathway to legal status for undocumented residents, and end illegal immigration," he said.
The partnership said companies were challenged by a lack of visas for professional workers and also called for a better process to allow employers to fill seasonal and permanent jobs with immigrants when
It also wants to increase the opportunities for foreign students in the
"Delays at the federal level have created tension in our streets and economic hardship for our already budget-challenged cities and communities," said
"Immigration reform that secures our borders and encourages legal migration is absolutely essential to our country's economic recovery and to safeguarding the freedoms every citizen holds dear," he said.