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Having got my M.S. in computer science from Utah State and my MBA from BYU, I am surprised how hard the U.S. immigration policies make it for highly skilled immigrants to contribute to the growth of the economy.
Most of us live here by choice in this great country, but U.S. policies are increasingly hostile toward highly skilled immigrants and force us to return and compete against the U.S. It's very hard for us to invest in the U.S., knowing that we could lose our jobs and be deported immediately.
Immigration reform needs to happen now. House Republicans and Democrats should work on passing reform now. Every day without reform costs our economy $37 million.
In the meantime, the president can take some meaningful steps to help keep families together. We need to fix the immigration process to help attract and retain more talent to build businesses and create American jobs.
Puru Kamath
South Jordan