Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, commented after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to advance any immigration legislation today. The following statement is attributable to TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore:
“The tech industry has been united in pushing Congress to provide a permanent immigration solution for the Dreamers. Despite the best efforts of many pro-immigration champions in Congress, the House came up empty-handed on immigration just as the Senate did in February. It is very disappointing.
“Continued congressional inaction is compounding the uncertainty that Dreamers face in their lives as well as the workforces they are contributing to, jeopardizing their future and our economy. Instead of repeating the same pattern of devoting excessive time and energy on playing the blame game that we see all the time in Washington, we hope lawmakers in both parties will consider the consequences of the status quo, regroup, and come together to achieve bipartisan consensus that can break this gridlock this year.”