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I am often asked why I am so adamant about passing immigration reform. My answer is always that I believe there are two issues that will determine America’s global competitiveness for the 21st century â€" education and immigration. Our economic supremacy arose because our schools successfully developed America’s best minds, and our immigration system successfully attracted the world’s best minds. 

But now, the world is far more competitive. Students in countries around the world are outperforming U.S. students in math and science. At the same time, our competitors are enacting immigration policies that offer scientists and engineers from around the world up to $250,000 to emigrate, in order to deploy their talents and skills in for the good of our competitors’ economies. 

If we do not enact an immigration policy that continues to attract the world’s best minds, we will cease to be the world’s economic leader.  Not only will our ! economy be at grave risk â€" eventually, our national security will as well.

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