February 6, 2013
Lupe Flores

HACU joins the inSPIRE STEM USA coalition

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has joined inSPIRE STEM USA, a coalition of organizations, companies and leaders addressing immigration and workforce development needs, and working to improve the STEM education pipeline

The coalition supports the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013, which establishes the funding stream for national STEM education improvements through fees from companies that need additional H-1B visas and green cards to fill thousands of currently vacant jobs requiring high skill levels. The plan, dubbed I-Squared, addresses the lack of qualified individuals to fill these jobs and ensures the U.S. remains competitive by producing more college graduates with engineering, math, and science degrees.

HACU joins the following in the inSPIRE STEM USA coalition:

 ·         American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

·         Caterpillar

·         Council of Chief State School Officers

·         IBM, Intel, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

·         Microsoft, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)

·         National Science Teachers Association

·         Campaign for Environmental Literacy

·         Computing in the Core

·         Excelencia in Education

·         Expedia, Inc.

·         Hands on Science Partnership

·         Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

·         Hispanic Heritage Foundation

·         National Hispanic Council on Aging

·         National Hispanic Medical Association

·         National Puerto Rican Coalition

·         New England Council

·         Sabre Holdings

·         U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce