Immigrants make this country stronger and our economy more dynamic. As a first step toward needed comprehensive reform, I urge the Senate to move quickly to pass the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act,' Cook tweeted. '
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday encouraged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that would phase out per-country limits on green cards.The bill passed the house in September by a vote of 365-65 but is not currently scheduled for a vote in the Senate.
The support for the stalled legislation is both a sign of Cook's personal interest in immigration policy as well as Apple's interest in making immigration easier for many of its employees who live in California but often face challenges obtaining a green card. "We have over 300 folks here on DACA, and we have several people that are on H-1Bs [visas] that might be deep in the green-card backlog," Cook saidThe bill aims to equalize wait times across countries by changing the system to first-come first-served. According to, a substantial portion of immigrants stuck in the backlog are skilled immigrants from China and India.
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