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September 10, 2013
The Honorable John Boehner Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
RE: Support for Immigration Reform  
Dear Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi:
We, the undersigned chief human resource officers of major corporations doing business in the United States, are writing to urge the House to enact legislation to fix the broken immigration system and work with the Senate to ensure that a bill is signed by the President this year.  We believe this would be a long overdue step toward aligning our nation’s immigration policies with its workforce needs at all skill levels to ensure U.S. global competitiveness, and we are hopeful that the House will address these needs.  The Senate bill is not a perfect measure and many of us hope to work with the House to enact more favorable provisions in certain areas.  
Two years ago, the HR Policy Association, which represents the most senior human resource executives at the largest companies in the United States—and of which we are all members— issued a Blueprint for Jobs in the 21st Century, which provided a number of recommendations for restoring growth and competitiveness in the U.S.  Among these was a recommendation that immigration reform “address the reality that there is a global war for talent and that countries are competing to attract and retain the human capital essential to a culture of productivity and innovation.”  The report contained a number of recommendations aimed at attracting and retaining immigrants with strong science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.  The Senate bill includes strong provisions along the lines of our recommendations, and we would encourage the House to adopt a similar approach.
Even with the economy still recovering, many of our companies continue to have difficulty finding sufficient American workers to fill certain lesser-skilled positions.  Thus, in addition to addressing the need for more highly skilled immigrants, we strongly support efforts to bolster the availability of a workforce at all skills levels, through a separate visa program as well as by creating a path to legal status for those already here.  Finally, we urge you to improve the E- Verify system so employers can rely on its results without fear of legal liability and to preserve federal preemption to ensure uniform application of the enforcement rules across the country.  
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The economic benefits of broad immigration reform were recently underscored by the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate regarding the Senate bill.  In addition to finding that the bill would reduce the federal deficit by about $197 billion over the next decade, it also estimates the bill would increase real GDP (adjusted for inflation) by 3.3 percent by 2023 and 5.4 percent by 2033.  Clearly, the positive human resource impact of the bill plays a key role in these estimates, as CBO projects that the bill would increase the U.S. population by about 10.4 million new residents by 2023 and 16.2 million by 2033, with the U.S. labor force growing by about six million workers (3.5%) by 2023 and about nine million (5%) by 2033.
Our global competitors understand that attracting top talent from around the world is vital to a country’s economic success, and many already have rewritten their immigration policies accordingly.  We urge Congress not to miss this opportunity to level the playing field for U.S. employers.  We can’t afford to wait.
Sincerely,
Michele A. Carlin Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications Motorola Solutions, Inc. Chair, Immigration Policy Committee HR Policy Association
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir Executive Vice President, Human Resources Merck & Co., Inc. Chair HR Policy Association
David Almeda Chief People Officer Kronos Incorporated
Elizabeth B. Amato Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Organization United Technologies Corporation
Marcia J. Avedon Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications Ingersoll Rand Company
Dina Barmasse-Gray Senior Vice President Human Resources The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
Mark F. Biegger Chief Human Resources Officer The Procter & Gamble Company
Lisa G. Bisaccia Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer CVS Caremark Corporation
William A. Blase Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources AT&T Inc.
Robert C. Bloss Senior Vice President, Human Resources Hallmark Cards, Inc.
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Cynthia K. Brabander Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer Eaton
Sharon M. Brady Senior Vice President, Human Resources Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Benito Cachinero-Sánchez Senior Vice President, Human Resources E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Dean Carter Chief Human Resources Officer Sears Holdings Corporation
Rizwan Chand Vice President, Human Resources and Medical Chief Human Resources Officer BNSF Railway Company
Brian J. Cook Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications USG Corporation
Lawrence  B. Costello Executive Vice President, Human Resources Tyco International
L. Kevin Cox Chief Human Resources Officer American Express Company
Bruce Culpepper Executive Vice President, Human Resources Americas Shell Oil Company
Michael D'Ambrose Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer Archer Daniels Midland Company
Michael L. Davis Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources General Mills, Inc.
Susan F. Davis Executive Vice President, Human Resources Johnson Controls, Inc.
Dennis T. Delaney Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration Ingram Industries Inc.
James D. DeVries Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Allstate Insurance Company
John DiBenedetto Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer General Parts Inc.
James J. Duffy Chief Human Resources Officer Ally Financial Inc.
Robert L. Duffy Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration Harris Corporation
Ceree Eberly Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer The Coca-Cola Company
Joann M. Eisenhart Senior Vice President, Human Resources Northwestern Mutual
David J. Esler Chief Human Resources Officer US Foods
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Edward A. Evans Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer Univar, Inc.
Robyn Ewing Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer The Williams Companies, Inc.
Peter M. Fasolo Chief Human Resources Officer Johnson & Johnson
Richard R. Floersch Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer McDonald's Corporation
Melanie M. Foley Senior Vice President, Manager, Human Resources and Administration Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
Roger C. Gaston Senior Vice President, Human Resources Avaya Inc.
Michael Geary Corporate Vice President, Human Resources Kiewit Corporation
Anita Graham Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer The ADT Corporation
Jennifer L. Grant Vice President, Human Resources Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Kimberly S. Hauer Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Caterpillar Inc.
Joseph C. High Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Charles H. Hill Executive Vice President, Human Resources Pfizer Inc.
Anne Hill Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer Avery Dennison Corporation
Sunita Holzer Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Computer Sciences Corporation
Tim Huval Chief Human Resources Officer Humana Inc.
Mark R. James Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Communications Honeywell International Inc.
Leslie W. Joyce Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer Novelis, Inc.
Paul J. Karre Senior Vice President, HR and Communications International Paper Company  
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Tracy Keogh Executive Vice President, Human Resources Hewlett-Packard Company
Pamela O. Kimmet Senior Vice President, Human Resources Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Jay L. Kloosterboer Senior Vice President, Human Resources Dover Corporation
Lawrence J. Krema Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Operations Simon Property Group
Angela S. Lalor Senior Vice President, Human Resources Danaher Corporation
Denise Lynn Senior Vice President – People American Airlines Inc.
Neil E. Marchuk Executive Vice President, Human Resources TRW Automotive
Bill Mateikis Senior Vice President, HR & Legal Daikin McQuay Americas
William Matson Chief Human Resource Officer Analog Devices, Inc.
Teresa E. McCaslin Executive Vice President – Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer Continental Grain Company
John McDevitt Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations United Parcel Service, Inc.
Eileen McGuire Executive Vice President, Human Resources MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
Michael L. Meyer Executive Vice President, Human Resources Ecolab, Inc.
Kenneth F. Meyers SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer Hospira, Inc.
MaryAnn Miller Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer Avnet, Inc.
Jeffrey Mook Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer 21st Century Fox
Harold Morgan Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer White Lodging Corporation
John M. Murabito Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Services Cigna Corporation
Larry L. Myers Executive Vice President, Human Resources T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Daisy Ng Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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Jed L. Norden Senior Vice President Human Resources The ServiceMaster Company
Susan C. Nutson Senior Vice President – Human Resources Saint-Gobain Corporation
Dermot J. O'Brien Chief Human Resources Officer Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Walter M. Oliver Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration General Dynamics Corporation
David A. Pace Executive Vice President and Chief Resource Officer Bloomin' Brands Inc.
Jayne Parker Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer The Walt Disney Company
Kevin Pennington Executive Vice President of Human Resources Fiserv, Inc.
Cecile K. Perich Senior Vice President Human Relations McCormick & Company, Inc.
Susan P. Peters Senior Vice President, Human Resources General Electric Company
Mark A. Petrarca Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs A. O. Smith Corporation
Debra Plousha Moore Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive Vice President Carolinas HealthCare System
Marc C. Reed Chief Administrative Officer Verizon Communications Inc.
John P. Reing Senior Vice President, Human Resources SRA International
David A. Rodriguez Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Marriott International, Inc.
Michael G. Rohret Senior Vice President, Human Resources Emerson
Sally A. Savoia Vice President, Human Resources Praxair, Inc.
Susan J. Schmitt Senior Vice President, Human Resources Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Matthew W. Schuyler Chief Human Resources Officer Hilton Worldwide
Daniel S. Serbin Executive Vice President, Human Resources Parker Hannifin Corporation
Jeffrey S. Shuman Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
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John M. Steele Senior Vice President, Human Resources HCA Inc.
Larry E. Steward Vice President, Human Resources DTE Energy Company
Perry Stuckey Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Eastman Chemical Company
Susan M. Suver Vice President, Human Resources U.S. Steel Corporation
Mara E. Swan Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Talent ManpowerGroup
Jim M. Sweet Chief Human Resources Officer Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Teresa J. Tanner Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Fifth Third Bank
Kurt J. Thomas Vice President Human Resources Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation
Johnna G. Torsone Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Pitney Bowes Inc.
Peter Vrijsen Chief Human Resources Officer Cargill, Incorporated
Sara Wade Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Express Scripts, Inc.
Sylvia R. Wagner Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Development Assurant, Inc.
Carole S. Watkins Chief Human Resources Officer Cardinal Health, Inc.
Robb Webb Chief Human Resources Officer Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Thomas W. Weidenkopf Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Communications Aleris International, Inc.
Scott A. Weisberg Chief People Officer The Wendy's Company
Kathleen Weslock Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Cisco Systems, Inc.  
Eileen G. Whelley Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer XL Global Services, Inc
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Darla Whitaker Senior Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources Texas Instruments Incorporated
Richard Williams SVP Human Resources & Interim CHRO Western Union
Kimberly G. Windrow Vice President, Human Resources WESCO International
Christine A. Wolf Senior Vice President, Human Resources ATK