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Kay Bailey Hutchison

Former U.S. Senator

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Kay Bailey Hutchison is co-chair of the American Competitiveness Alliance and a former United States Senator from Texas.

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A STEM skills day of reckoning

Yes, our immigration system is flawed and needs reform. Our elected representatives in Washington are right to want to improve and review federal programs to ensure they are working in the best interests of all Americans. But ignoring the needs of our economy by denying American companies access to global talent runs the risk of moving those jobs and even entire companies abroad — taking wages, tax base and innovation with them to competing markets.