(Bizjournals) President Barack Obama may be Silicon Valley's last hope for swift action on stalled immigration reform efforts.
A bill that would usher in new rules for both foreign-born tech talent and millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has languished in the House of Representatives for months. On Monday, Obama was confronted with ominous news on the legislation after House Majority Leader John Boehner informed him that an existing immigration bill will not be brought to a vote by the end of 2014.
“Last week he informed me that Republicans will continue to block immigration reform at least for the remainder of this year,” Obama said in a statement reported by Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. The President added that “America cannot wait forever for them to act” and that he will do what he can “without Congress.”
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