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In the aftermath of a sixteen-day government shutdown that cost our country $24 billion, the message from the American people was clear: we are tired of the partisan gamesmanship and bickering on Capitol Hill. Now, more than ever, the American people are wondering if their Congress can rise to the challenge and pass legislation that lowers our deficit, creates jobs, encourages entrepreneurship, and leads to long-term, sustainable economic growth. We can accomplish all of this if we finally come together and finish the job on comprehensive immigration reform.

As members of the New Democrat Coalition -- a group committed to America's economic prosperity -- we have worked to introduce in the House a commonsense immigration reform bill with a pathway to citizenship. Our members come from America's business community: we have leading entrepreneurs within our ranks, as well as former executives in the tech, health care and financial services industries. We understand business, and we know that comprehensive immigration reform is good for the economy. The dynamism and innovative spirit of the American economy comes from the drive of immigrants who come to our shores in search of a better life. We know the importance of high-tech immigration to America's economy: 56 percent of the top 25 tech companies in 2012 were founded by first and second-generation Americans, and those companies now employ over 1.2 million people nationwide. We've often repeated the fact that 42 percent of America's Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants.

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