Bill Gates Backs Immigration Reform On Mexico Trip
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Reuters, March 21, 2007
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, said on Tuesday the United States should reform its immigration laws and give more flexibility to higher-skilled foreign workers.
Speaking at a conference in Mexico, the birthplace of millions of immigrants to the United States, Gates said reforms “would be helpful so we are predictable, so we are clear.”
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Mexicans make up more than half of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Mexico is upset at U.S. plans to build a security fence along parts of the border to curb illegal crossings.
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Gates, who runs a foundation with his wife that is the world’s largest charity, said flexibility of movement for higher-skilled workers was especially important for his global company.
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In a recent address to a U.S. Senate committee, Gates said scientists and engineers from India and China working at his giant software firm routinely waited more than five years to get a U.S. green card.
(Posted on March 21, 2007)