Dear Senator,

As your constituent, I am writing to ask you to please support the comprehensive immigration reform bill being debated.

I support this bill because,
A) It provides increased opportunity for immigrants to work legally in this country
B) It provides a path for citizenship to immigrants who work here, follow the law, and pay taxes.
C) It provides vitally needed labor to grow our economy, in many areas.

Immigrants come to this country to work and make a living. In turn they build our homes, care for our children, and clean our buildings, and grow our food. Immigrants also design software and electronics, and teach in our universities. Immigrants are vital to our economy and way of life. They make our country strong, and they lift themselves and their families out of poverity.

Immigrants that have been so vital, immigrants who have learned the skills to be productive and contributing members of society and industry, should be give an opportunity of earning the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship. We should not exile those we have trained, and those who have proven that they are responsible. The bill before the congress provides the compromise to make this possible.

I work in high tech. I know how much our work force depends on high tech talent from overseas. When we talk about immigrants and guest workers, people often assume we are talking about farm labor, domestic workers, and construction. We need to be talking about high tech as well. For the last several years, the quota of H1B visas for a year has been completely exhausted well before the year even starts. This means critical positions simply go unfilled, and business suffers.

Immigration helps industry, helps immigrants, and grows the American economy. It makes us strong.

Please actively support expanded legal immigration and comprehensive immigration reform. Please support the immigration bill before congress.