By Bloomberg News | March 8, 2007
WASHINGTON — Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates said the United States should end limits on visas for skilled foreign workers as part of plan to boost US economic competitiveness.
"Even though it may not be realistic, I do not believe there should be any limit" on H-1B visas, Gates told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee yesterday in Washington.
He also urged the federal government to spend more on basic scientific research and said the nation should double the number of science, technology, and math graduates by 2015.
Gates, 51, is among technology industry executives in Washington this week to press Congress on easing immigration for skilled workers, improving public education, and increasing funding of university-level scientific research.
Members of Congress, while endorsing the recommendations, have largely failed to enact the proposals, citing obstacles including the federal budget deficit and political
