“The United States needs to modernize its high-skilled immigration system…

“The United States needs to modernize its high-skilled immigration system to remain globally competitive, and (the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013) represents an important milestone in that process. This bipartisan framework is the most meaningful effort towards comprehensive immigration reform we have seen in over five years, and we look forward to working with members of both the Senate and the House to improve the bill in the coming days and weeks.” — Grant Seiffert, president, Telecommunications Industry Association, regarding this morning’s Senate action