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WASHINGTON, May 17- The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans with the math and science skills needed for work at technology firms like Facebook Inc, Google Inc and Microsoft Corp..
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WASHINGTON, April 14- Tighter border security must be one goal of U.S. immigration reform if the measure is to pass Congress, lawmakers who support the plan said on Sunday as they tried to build support for a proposal that should be outlined in coming days.
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WASHINGTON, April 12- U.S. growers, the United Farm Workers union and key senators agreed in principle on immigration reform for farm laborers, a grower coalition said on Friday, assuring the issue will be part of a comprehensive immigration bill to be unveiled next week.
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Grover Norquist, Americans For Tax Reform and Ann Coulter, syndicated columnist, discuss the latest Senate immigration plan.
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WASHINGTON, April 12- U.S. agricultural producers and the United Farm Workers union have agreed in principle on immigration reform for farm laborers, farm groups said on Friday, ahead of plans by senators to unveil a comprehensive reform bill next week.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is speaking out on immigration and education reform, with the "Power Lunch" crew and Business Insider's Henry Blodget.
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Immigration requirements in the emerging Senate bill could end up excluding hundreds of thousands from the path to citizenship, a Senate aide said.
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WASHINGTON, April 11- After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators aims to roll out a comprehensive immigration bill on Tuesday, giving President Barack Obama new hope that one of his top priorities for 2013 will advance in Congress.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out about immigration reform, reports CNBC's Hampton Pearson. A NBC/WSJ poll shows majority support for immigration reform.
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The White House had set the agenda for the meeting, a source familiar with the situation said, and the ongoing reform of Wall Street- a hot issue for bank lobbyists- did not appear prominently on the list of topics.
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CNBC's Brian Sullivan speaks to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, (D) about how the city attracts businesses such as Wells Fargo and General Mills, and ways in which the city supports immigration. "Minneapolis grows companies, and we have welcomed immigrants into our community here," he says.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote an Op-Ed in the Washington Post about his new organization, which intends to promote policies for immigration and education reform. CNBC's Jon Fortt and Julia Boorstin discuss what's at stake for technology regarding immigration reform.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 11- Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the U.S. needs to fix a "strange" immigration policy that prevents promising but undocumented students from contributing to the country's future and doesn't provide enough visas for foreign workers with advanced skills.
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Top executives in Silicon Valley are pushing for immigration reform that allows more skilled foreign workers into the U.S.
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CNBC's John Harwood has the results from the latest poll on how Americans feel about immigration reform.
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CNBC's Jane Wells takes a look at the immigration debate in Washington and around the country.
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WASHINGTON, April 11- U.S. senators negotiating an immigration bill have reached agreement on wages for foreign farm laborers working in the United States and a limit on visas for such workers, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, April 11- U.S. senators negotiating an immigration bill have reached agreement on wages for foreign farm laborers working in the United States and a limit on visas for such workers, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Thursday.
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*Senate measure aims for big cut in illegal entry. WASHINGTON, April 10- An immigration bill being written in the Senate aims to wipe out nearly all illegal crossings along the southwestern border with Mexico while maintaining a 13- year timetable for existing illegal residents to win citizenship, sources said on Wednesday.
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Tens of thousands are rallying outside the U.S. Capitol to demand immigration reform. The "Kudlow Report" panel provides perspective.
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Silicon Valley’s latest attempt to shape national policy risks attracting negative publicity, critics say.