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As an immigrant, my wish is that we fix immigration. At Sequoia, we've backed a number of exceptional founders that were born abroad but started their careers in the Valley. They've created immense value, but more importantly, massive numbers of jobs locally, nationally and globally.

— Alfred Lin

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Sequoia is a firm that a lot of people across tech and the Valley look to, and I think they're setting an important example in adding new diversity to their team.

— Aileen Lee

I can't think of any more important issue. If we get this right, we'll not only preserve our landscape for future generations we'll be able to generate I think more investment and more job opportunities in the inland and we sure as hell need those jobs.

— John Anderson

Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.

— Joe Baca

We've tried to build Sequoia Capital with an eye for the long term that we really look for in the companies we like to partner with.

— Douglas Leone

We're at a point right now in our development in this country - setting the immigration issue aside - that you can't ignore the sheer population of us in metropolitan areas all across the country, of how significant Latino-ness is in the United States.

— Jimmy Smits

We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.

— Roger Mahony

It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done.

— Julian Castro

We should reconsider greater integration of North America to achieve a region that is more competitive and capable of creating more jobs.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

If our focus in immigration reform is exclusively on high-skilled or STEM immigrants, where do the rest of the millions yearning to join our ranks fit in?

— Cedric Richmond

✗Opposing Perspectives

As legal residents, immigrants would contribute more in taxes, spend more at our businesses, start companies of their own and create more jobs. Immigration is not a problem for us to solve but an opportunity for America to seize.

— Jose Andres