Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today commented after the U.S. Senate failed to approve any immigration legislation during this week’s floor debate.

The following statement can be attributed to TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore:

“Since last September, we have been pushing Congress to act urgently to provide permanent immigration relief for the Dreamers.  Despite the efforts of many senators who have worked in good faith to achieve a bipartisan consensus, the Senate came up completely empty-handed on immigration this week.  It is very disappointing.  

“Continued congressional inaction would needlessly disrupt the workforces that Dreamers are contributing to, effectively punish them for their parents’ decisions, and jeopardize their future and our economy.  Congress cannot accept failure on immigration and should keep working to break this gridlock and pass a bill into law.”

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