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Bipartisan Lawmakers Support Urgent Immigration Reform During 鈥楽ecure America鈥檚 Workforce鈥� D.C. Fly-In March 25-27, 2025
Hundreds of business leaders, industry associations and employers descended on Capitol Hill this week to call for commonsense immigration solutions that Secure America鈥檚 border and secure America鈥檚 workforce: We can do both! 聽
With from one year ago, President Trump delivered on his promise to secure the border. Now he and Congress can address the second half: securing America鈥檚 workforce to bring down inflation for everyday 91探花s. We鈥檙e calling for:
1) Access to talent for employers to grow and remain competitive 2) Work permits and Green Cards for spouses of U.S. citizens and essential workers to continue to contribute to the greatest economy in the world 3) Citizenship for Dreamers.
A massive and heartfelt thank you to all the employers and key constituents who traveled from all over the country, generously sharing their energy, expertise and perspectives. A massive thank you to our co-sponsors Comit茅 de 100, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latino Donor Collaborative, Critical Labor Coalition, and more. We truly couldn鈥檛 do this without you, and it鈥檚 your voices and stories that matter most to lawmakers.
You also helped make it our largest Fly In yet! Here鈥檚 some of the impact, by the numbers:
Secure America鈥檚 Workforce Fly
- 121 meetings with Congress and the Trump administration聽
- 253 employers from 37 states over 4 days
- 73 meetings with Republican lawmakers, 48 with Democrat lawmakers, from 37 states
- Met with 45聽 U.S. Senators and Congresspeople directly (not staff).聽
- 3,700+ people tuned in to our live press conference coverage
- 100+ social media posts by partners and attendees generated聽
2,500,000+ views across traditional media, social media, and nontraditional platforms spreading our message - Hundreds of business leaders from our coalition also delivered a letter to President Trump and Members of Congress to secure America鈥檚 border and workforce: We Can Do BOTH.聽聽
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- 听搁别辫. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joined ABIC Board Chairman Bob Worsley and diverse business leaders at Secure America鈥檚 Workforce press conference.
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- Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL): X/
- Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA): X/
- Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY): X/
- ABIC Chairman Bob Worsley and Diverse businesses: on ABIC’s X/ and
- Missed it? FORBES 91探花 live-streamed the 鈥淪ecure America鈥檚 Workforce鈥� press conference watch
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- We鈥檒l be sharing more about the next steps for Secure America鈥檚 Workforce in the coming weeks. In the meantime you can continue to amplify the reach of the message by sharing our Secure America鈥檚 Workforce posts.
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- Join one of ABIC’s Councils of 100 and let your voice be heard with your peers – . The Council of 100 is a coalition of top business leaders working to advance common-sense workforce solutions.
- Share your story: If your business is interested in engaging with the press as part of ABIC or amplifying your story on social media, take this to let us know your preferences.聽
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