New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fox News President Rupert Murdoch Urge Congress To Pass Immigration Reform

Today, in a hearing at the House Subcommittee on Immigration, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fox News President Rupert Murdoch urged congress to pass immigration reform.

Suzanne Gamboa of the Associated Press has more in Media Moguls Urge Congress To Reform Immigration, quotes are below:

...media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Michael Bloomberg made a similar appeal to Congress: Do something about immigration.

Murdoch, the founder of News Corp., urged lawmakers during a hearing Thursday to match attempts to secure the border with efforts to ensure that employers can't hire people illegally.

For his part, Bloomberg, the mayor of New York as well as the founder of the financial news and information service bearing his name, told lawmakers that they should show some leadership on the issue.

Murdoch and Bloomberg lead a coalition of businesses and mayors who want action on immigration reform:

Murdoch and Bloomberg lead a coalition of businesses and mayors to push for immigration reform. The group supports providing a path to legal status for those in the U.S. illegally. Murdoch himself was born in Australia and, while expanding his interests in U.S. media, became an American citizen in 1985. Citizenship allowed him to own U.S. television stations.

Murdoch gave a personal reason for his support of immigration reform:

"As an immigrant, I chose to live in America because it is one of the freest and most vibrant nations in the world. And as an immigrant, I feel an obligation to speak up for immigration policies that will keep America the most economically robust, creative and freedom-loving nation in the world," he said.