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Spealker Pelosi, Rep. Eshoo, Rep. Gordon, Craig Barrett, Phil Bond

Advocacy: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA); Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Craig Barrett, retired-Chairman, Intel; House Science Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN); and Phil Bond, President & CEO, TechAmerica (L-R)

Mission

The Immigration Policy Committee focuses on key business immigration issues of concern to the technology industry.   This is done through lobbying Congress and the Administration, responding to regulatory agency activities, and by getting involved in federal court actions.  The Committee also meets with DoL, USCIS, DoS and White House staff to address critical processing concerns.

The Committee’s primary focus is on US immigration policy, it does also get involved in matters in the EU, India and elsewhere.  Similarly the Committee provides guidance on the association’s activities related to international personnel mobility, such as Mode 4 of the GATS.

Achieving the Mission

The Immigration Policy Committee has identified the following as top priority areas:

  • H-1B visas
  • L-1B visas
  • EB-1 visas (Green cards)
  • Visa processing
  • Fees and reporting requirements

To a lesser extent, the Committee has also worked on:

  • Mode 4
  • Export Control
  • O visas

Staff and interested committee members  achieve these objectives through direct advocacy, participation in the Compete America and other coalitions, regulatory filings, legal proceedings and research.

Who participates?

Committee participants include government relations professionals, in-house counsel, COOs, and HR professionals as well as attorneys from affiliate law firms.

Staff Contact

Joshua S. Lamel (bio)
Senior Vice President, Commercial Policy & Government Affairs

josh.lamel@techamerica.org


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This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 by Jason Langsner.

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