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Immigration
Today's immigration system places too little emphasis on meeting the nation's growing need for skilled workers. Currently, most immigrants are admitted without regard to their education and skills. CED supports increasing the number of skilled immigrant workers, restructuring admission of both permanent and temporary workers, and separating enforcement of immigration laws from the delivery of immigration services.

"The immigration system's current administrative inefficiencies thwart the timely processing of visa applications, place an undue hardship on immigrant workers, and leave businesses hanging in bureaucratic limbo."
- Charles Kolb, CED President

What's New

Reports
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Reforming Immigration
Helping Meet America's Need for a Skilled Workforce (2001) In this report, CED calls for reform in four categories: broadening the skill base of immigrants,... read more
Thursday, March 1, 2001
CED in Brief: The H-1B Reality: Temporary Solution, Long Term Problem
In October 2000, Congress passed the "American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000" (AC21). Responding to tight labor markets and burgeoning demand for... read more
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CED, the Committee for Economic Development is an independent, nonpartisan organization for business and education leaders dedicated to policy research on the major economic and social issues of our time and the implementation of its recommendations by the public and private sectors.