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.”