Business Groups Launch Campaign to Overhaul Immigration Policies

US employers and trade groups Monday launched a new campaign pressing Congress for action on immigration legislation that would pair border security with more expansive employment-based immigration options.

The US Chamber of Commerce and more than 430 other businesses signed on to a letter telling lawmakers that they should sidestep yet another effort at comprehensive reform, and focus on a subset of measures that could get bipartisan support.

A potential bipartisan compromise on immigration, they said, could include more resources for security on the US-Mexico border, asylum law reforms, and a fix to employment verification requirements. The coalition also identified ...