Eased immigration restrictions may spur growth?

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Eased immigration restrictions may spur growth says US Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. needs to ease restrictions on immigrants who plan to open businesses, and create a separate visa for potential entrepreneurs to make process "entrepreneur friendly.", according to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Expansion of the visa program with a new immigration form would also aid companies’ access to foreign-born graduates of U.S. universities, helping economic growth. Immigrant entrepreneurs established 18 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, according to a June 2011 report from the Partnership for a New American Economy. Efforts at revising immigration laws have been stymied in Congress, including efforts to let temporary foreign workers enter the U.S. and to help illegal immigrants advance toward citizenship.