Advocacy
Below you will find links to various inSPIRE STEM USA-related resources, including letters to Congress – such as letters of support for the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (I-Squared), fact sheets, and co-chair biographies.
Letters to Congress
- July 31, 2013: Letter from 400 Leading U.S. Businesses and Advocacy Organizations (Including inSPIRE STEM USA) to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Calling for Real, Pro-Growth Immigration Reform
- July 17, 2013: National Governors Association’s Letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Representative John Conyers, Chairman John Kline, Representative George Miller, Chairman Dave Camp, and Representative Sander Levin in Support of the Inclusion of a STEM Education Fund in Immigration Reform Legislation
- June 20, 2013: Technology Associations’ Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Members of the United States Senate in Support of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
- June 10, 2013: Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Members of the United States Senate in Support of Immigration Legislation’s STEM Education Initiative
- June 10, 2013: Letter to Chairman Robert Goodlatte and Members of the House of Representatives in Support of the SKILLS Visa Act’s STEM Education Initiative
- May 2, 2013: Letter of Support for I-Squared from Twenty-Seven Chambers of Commerce
- April 9, 2013: inSPIRE STEM USA Members’ Letter to Gang of Eight Senators in Support of I-Squared
- March 14, 2013: inSPIRE STEM USA Executive Director Beneva Schulte’s Letter to Senators Tom Harkin and Lamar Alexander of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Support of I-Squared
- February 21, 2013: inSPIRE STEM USA Co-Chairs’ Letter to Senator Chuck Schumer in Support of I-Squared
- February 13, 2013: inSPIRE STEM USA Co-Chairs’ Letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Support of I-Squared
- February 12, 2013: United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, National Hispanic Council on Aging, & Others Letter of Support for I-Squared
- February 5, 2013: inSPIRE STEM USA Letter to Committee on the Judiciary
- February 5, 2013: Americans for Tax Reform, American Conservative Union, & Others Letter of Support for I-Squared
- February 1, 2013: Third Way Letter of Support for I-Squared