The Role of Immigrants in America's Innovation Economy

SCom: InnovationWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. titled “The Role of Immigrants in America’s Innovation Economy.” The hearing will examine current U.S. immigration policies and their impact on economic growth.  Immigration reforms proposed by a bipartisan group of Senators would have implications for the U.S. technology sector and universities offering science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees.

THE ROLE OF IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA’S INNOVATION ECONOMY
Full Committee Hearing
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building

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Majority Statement

  • Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV

    Chairman
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Minority Statement

  • Senator John R Thune

    Ranking Member
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Testimony

  • Ms. Ruchi Sanghvi

    San Francisco, CA
  • Mr. Jeffrey J. Bussgang

    General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
    Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Ms. Gwenne Hendricks

    Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Product Development and Global Technology
    Caterpillar
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  • Mr. Stuart Anderson

    Executive Director
    National Foundation for American Policy
    Download Testimony (104.16 KB)
  • Mr. Luis Arbulu

    Managing Director
    Hattery