Skilled labor immigration reform is perhaps the single most important factor for this country to maintain its relevance in the international race for talent acquisition. It's demoralizing (yet expected, I suppose) that it continues to proceed at a snail-like pace.<p>Perhaps the most telling quote from the article:<p>"But proponents of more skills-based immigration say the salary differential is overstated. They say immigrants tend to create jobs because they are twice as likely as U.S.-born people to start their own companies and can help improve access to foreign export markets."