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CHRO Immigration Reform Letter to Congress. (September 10, 2013.)
For the record.
The letter lobbied for a more porous border for the sake of high-tech business:
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.
and for the sake of low-tech business:
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.
and for the sake of population growth, and for the sake of a few other things.
If you look over the letter, you might look over the seven pages of signatures that follow it.
The letter was from HR Policy Association.
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. 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 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 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. 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 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 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
