Silicon Valley tech leaders get behind DREAMERer Hackathon and immigration law reform for all: Next month, Zuckerberg, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston and Groupon founder Andrew Mason will be on hand at a “DREAMer Hackathon” event hosted by FWD.us that’s intended to put the spotlight on what they say is the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform. The event — which will take place at LinkedIn’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters — represents a pivot for the tech industry. In previous years, tech companies had pushed Congress to focus solely on reforming the immigration rules for highly skilled and educated foreign workers. Young immigrants who came to the United States illegally with their families, often called “Dreamers” in relation to the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, will build digital tools and applications at the “hackathon” event that help promote FWD.us’ advocacy efforts for immigration reform. The projects will include building digital tools that help immigration reform supporters tell their stories or contact Congress, according to FWD.us. Zuckerberg, Hoffman and the other tech executives will advise these illegal immigrants as they work on their projects during the hackathon and provide feedback. “We think it’s a great opportunity to highlight the potential of ‘Dreamers’ and why we need comprehensive immigration reform,” Schulte said. “By having these incredible kids coming together with other programmers, we’re not only going to highlight exactly why our nation needs to fix our broken immigration system, we’re going to help create better advocacy to make that happen.” Read more: thehill/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/329747-silicon-valley-readies-all-out-push-for-immigration-reform#ixzz2iSrM6UQt Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:21:25 +0000
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