Companies in immigration have lobbying blitz for different reasons . `` No political party likes to lose and the Republican party realized that their unfriendly stance toward immigrants was creating a coalition in the Democratic Party . '' Microsoft , Intel , Facebook want more visas for highly - skilled workers . Private prisons want tough ##er laws to help keep detention facilities filled . Lobbying efforts to help pass immigration reform legislation .
Companies in immigration have lobbying blitz for different reasons . Microsoft , Intel , Facebook want more visas for highly - skilled workers . Private prisons want tough ##er laws to help keep detention facilities filled . Lobbying efforts to help pass immigration reform legislation .