Outgoing Silicon Valley lawmaker says big tech needs immigration reform – POLITICO

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House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) listens to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar as he testifies about the the FY20 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26, 2020 in Washington. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Outgoing California Rep. Anna Eshoos biggest tech regret isnt what youd expect: Its immigration reform.

We would not be the nation that we are without being an immigrant nation. And immigrants play a very important role in the technology industry. So many come to the United States to be educated here, Eshoo, whose district covers Silicon Valley, said Sunday during an interview on MSNBCs Inside with Jen Psaki.

We have the finest colleges and universities, Eshoo continued. Certainly, Stanford University, which is the geographic center of my district. But once theyre educated, if they cannot get a green card, they have to leave.

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