Major corporations sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Representative Nancy Pelosi to remind the House of Representatives not to forget about immigration. This letter was signed by 110 of the nations largest companies. The companies that signed were Verizon, Motorola, Walt Disney, Coca Cola, American Express, Proctor and Gamble just to name a few.
These major corporations want to see the House work with the Senate to enact some type of legislation this year. In the letter they stressed the need for immigration reform because many of the technology and "lesser-skilled" jobs are going unfilled because of mismatches in skills in the American labor force. These companies know that immigration reform will not be the answer to all the problems but it is a start. They are also calling for new visa programs for lower-skilled workers. This will put a boost on the economy, and it's not like immigrants are taking jobs from Americans, they are not qualified for them.
A lot of Republicans are in no hurry to pass immigration reform because they do not want to anger their constituents. Many of their constituents do realize that America does need to do something about the mass amount of illegal immigrants, passing immigration reform will also allow the party to gain new constituents. Sure some people will be upset but the long term goal looks better. The party took a hard hit this presidential election because they did not try to gain the latino vote (though they are not the only group looking a immigration reform).
Link to the article over at Washington Post (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/business-leaders-tell-lawmakers-not-to-forget-about-immigration/?_r=0)
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