People rally for comprehensive immigration reform outside the White House on Nov. 7. (Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated Press)
Re: “Snapdeal and immigration reform,” Nov. 9 Vivek Wadhwa column.
Vivek Wadhwa’s column was spot-on, but it failed to discuss how important immigration reform is to the success of smaller employers. Small Business Majority’s polling shows small businesses believe our immigration system is broken and needs either a complete overhaul or major improvements. Whatap more, 84 percent believe immigration is good for America, two-thirds think immigrant entrepreneurs drive business growth and 67 percent agree immigration reform will be good for small businesses.
Small Business Majority’s recently released Economic Agenda for America’s Future — a set of policy recommendations aimed at bolstering small business and the economy — calls for a number of immigration reforms small businesses support, including asking the president to take executive action to allow more legal immigrants, which would provide more skilled workers at all levels for small businesses. Actions like these help move the needle and grow our economy.
Tim Gaudette, Denver
The writer is Colorado outreach manager for Small Business Majority.
This letter was published in the Nov. 16 edition.
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