Compete America
Compete America is a coalition of corporations, educators, research institutions and trade associations committed to ensuring that the United States has the talent necessary for continued innovation, job creation and economic expansion in a worldwide economy.

• Compete America Urges Congress to Act in 2007 to Remedy H-1B Visa and Employment-Based Green Card Crisis
  In a letter to all Members of Congress, Compete America today urged immediate action to fix the broken H-1B visa and employment-based green card systems.
• Compete America Endorses Cantwell / Cornyn Amendment to Senate Immigration Bill
  Compete America today urged the U.S. Senate to adopt the Cantwell / Cornyn amendment to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, when debate renews next week.
• Compete America Harshly Critical of Senate Vote on Sanders Amendment
  Compete America criticized the U.S. Senate vote to approve the Sanders Amendment to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, in the following statement...
• Compete America Calls Senate "Merit-Based" Visa Proposal Unworkable in Present Form
  In the following statement, Compete America expressed major concerns about provisions for the employment-based, H-1B and green card systems as contained in the Senate immigration reform proposal introduced yesterday.
• Compete America Issues Statement on Senate Immigration Bill
  Compete America today issued the following statement in response to the comprehensive immigration reform legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today
• Action Urged on H-1B Visa and EB Green Card Reform This Year
  Compete America, along with more than 125 leading companies, education organizations and trade associations, today sent a letter to Members of Congress to urge swift action on reforms to the counterproductive and outdated H-1B visa and employment-based (EB) green card programs.
• Cyberstates 2007: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry
  This report details national and state trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors. The Cyberstates report is based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected from all businesses in the United States.
• Compete America Praises Representative Shadegg for Introduction of Employment-Based Visa Reform Bill
  Compete America today praised the introduction of the "SKIL Bill" by Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) and urged that the bill's provisions to reform both the H-1B visa and employment based (EB visa) green card processes be included in a House comprehensive immigration reform measure.
• Compete America Praises Senator Hagel for Quick Action to Address H-1B Visa Crisis
  Compete America today issued the following statement regarding "The High Tech Worker Relief Act" (S. 1092) as introduced by Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE).
• Compete America Agrees with Representative Wu's Call for More U.S. Skilled Workers; Questions Tie to Pell Grants
  Compete America today issued the following statement regarding H.R. 1758 as introduced by Representative David Wu (D-OR) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Durbin-Grassley Bill Would Restrict Legitimate Employers' Use of Key Visa Programs
  Compete America issued the following statement in regard to "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007" (S. 1035), as introduced by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA).
• Cornyn Visa Reform Bill Endorsed by Compete America
  Compete America today praised the introduction of the "SKIL Bill" by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and urged that the bill's provisions to reform both the H-1B visa and employment based (EB visa) green card processes be included in a Senate comprehensive immigration reform measure.
• 2008 H-1B Visa Cap Is Reached Immediately
  The unprecedented announcement today by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the FY '08 allotment of H-1B visas was met on the very first day applications were accepted was cited by Compete America as evidence that reform of the visa system for highly educated foreign professionals is critical and must be enacted this year.
• Compete America Applauds Inclusion of EB Green Card and H-1B Visa Relief in House Immigration Bill
  Compete America today endorsed provisions of the "STRIVE" Act that include critically important provisions to reform both the employment based (EB) green card and H-1B visa programs.
• Prompt Action on Innovation Agenda Urged by Compete America
  Compete America, a coalition committed to ensuring that the United States has the highly educated workforce necessary for continued innovation and job creation, today joined with the leaders of American business and higher education in calling on Congress to enact vital legislation needed to secure America's competitive position in the worldwide economy.
• Washington Post Endorses H-1B and EB Visa Reforms
  One of the more self-defeating aspects of this nation's immigration policy is its insistence on denying work visas to thousands of the world's most sought-after doctors, scientists, engineers and technical specialists, including those finishing their degrees at American universities.