This morning, the presidents of some of Florida's biggest universities held a conference call to announce their support for comprehensive immigration reform in Washington D.C.
Such efforts seem to be gaining momentum, though the bipartisan bill being discussed this week resides in the U.S. Senate, controlled by Democrats. How such a bill would pass in the conservative-led House is undetermined at this early data.
USF's Judy Genshaft, Eric Barron of Florida State University, Eduardo Padrón of Miami-Dade College, and Donna E. Shalala of the University of Miami all emphasized how crucial it was for the U.S. economy to keep talented students in the country after graduation, or give them the opportunity to attend higher education.
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2013.