Tech to Obama: Reform for High-Skilled Immigration

The transcript discusses the ongoing debate over immigration reform in the U.S., particularly focusing on the tech industry's push for policies favoring high-skilled workers. It highlights the historical context since 9/11, the importance of skilled immigrants for innovation, and the political challenges in Washington. The discussion covers the differing stances of Republicans and Democrats, the potential for reform with a new Congress, and the influence of lobbying groups like Forward.us. The key question is whether President Obama will sign legislation focused solely on high-skilled immigration.

What has been the tech industry's main focus regarding immigration reform?

• Reducing immigration overall

• Focusing on high-skilled workers

• Increasing low-skilled worker visas

• Eliminating all immigration restrictions

What is the new opportunity with the Republican-controlled Congress?

• Passing high-skilled immigration reform

• Eliminating immigration altogether

• Focusing on comprehensive immigration reform

• Passing a bill for low-skilled workers

What did Steve Jobs warn about regarding immigration reform?

• Linking high-skilled reform to comprehensive reform would fail

• Focusing only on low-skilled workers

• Ignoring immigration reform altogether

• Prioritizing comprehensive reform over high-skilled reform

What is the main challenge in passing high-skilled immigration reform?

• Insufficient skilled workers in the U.S.

• President Obama's decision to sign or veto

• Disagreement between Republicans and Democrats

• Lack of public support

What role do lobby groups like forward dot US play in the immigration debate?

• They support comprehensive reform only

• They oppose all forms of immigration

• They amplify the call for high-skilled immigration reform

• They focus on reducing immigration numbers