Weasel-word alert: Majority of Immigration ‘Business’ letter signatures are from lobbyists.
I had read about a letter to Congress, signed by more than “450 Business Groups,” the business groups phrase made my “weasel-words alert” go off and I went looking for the document. By my count, 461 groups signed the letter, but 274 of those are not businesses, they are lobbying and trade association groups. (In reality, 187 of the signatories are actual businesses, but weasels will be weasels.)
Welcome Back Congress
More than 450 Business Groups Stand United:
Enact Immigration Reform NOW
At the bottom of the letter, we have a list of the signatories, I grabbed a copy and fired up the old trusty spreadsheet. In each of the titles, I looked for keywords that would give away the fact that these signatories are Lobbyists or Trade Associations (same thing really).
Here is a list of the words that I searched for:
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Business Signatories (187)
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| Adams Insurance Service Inc. |
| Adobe |
| Advanced Decisions Inc. |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) |
| AGCO Corp. |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc. |
| ALOM |
| American Action Network |
| American Project Consultants LLC |
| American Standard Development Co. |
| Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce |
| Applied Materials |
| Appvance Inc. |
| Arsenal Venture Partners |
| Aspen Square Hotel |
| AT&T |
| Austin Ventures |
| Autodesk Inc. |
| Avid Park Capital LLC |
| Axcelis Technologies |
| Blount Partnership |
| Brokaw Nursery Inc. |
| Cadence Design Systems |
| CALinnovates |
| Camarata Masonry Systems Ltd. |
| Capital Factory |
| Cargill |
| Carpet Empire Plus |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
| Certification Body |
| Cervilenz Inc. |
| Cherry Lane Farms |
| Cisco Systems Inc. |
| Collaborative Communications |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| CompTIA |
| Concord Servicing Corp. |
| Concord Software Leasing Corp. |
| Corning Inc. |
| Cottonwood Technology Fund - NVCA Member |
| Cummins Inc. |
| Dairy Producers of New Mexico |
| Danna & Danna Inc. |
| Danna Farms Inc. |
| Danna Investment Co. |
| Danna Land Co. |
| Danna Properties LP |
| Dell |
| Deloitte LLP |
| Delta Planning Inc. |
| Denton Glass Co. |
| Diversified Thermal Insulation |
| Dow Chemical Co. |
| eBay Inc. |
| EcoFactor Inc. |
| Edison Ventures |
| Einstein’s Alley NJ |
| Elance Inc. |
| EMC |
| EnerNOC Inc. |
| Engine |
| ETM-Electromatic Inc. |
| Everett Partners Ltd. |
| F5 Networks |
| Farmers Investment Co. |
| Finelite Inc. |
| FirstFruits of Washington |
| FUJIFILM Dimatix Inc. |
| Gazzang Inc. |
| General Electric |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES |
| Google Inc. |
| Grok Inc. |
| Hilton Worldwide |
| Huffman & Hawbaker Farms |
| IBC Bank |
| IBM Corp. |
| Infinera |
| Ingersoll Rand |
| inSPIRE STEM USA |
| Intel Corp. |
| International |
| Intersouth Partners |
| Intuit |
| IRONCO Enterprises LLC |
| Jan Medical Inc. |
| JumpStart Inc. |
| Juniper Networks |
| K & W Mfg. Co. Inc. |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers |
| KnowledgeTree Inc. |
| Kovio Inc. |
| Lassen Canyon Nursery Inc. |
| Lee & Hayes PLLC |
| LiveOps Inc. |
| Lone Star Boat, RV & Self Storage |
| Madrona Venture Group |
| Marriott International Inc. |
| Marvell Semiconductor Inc. |
| MC Marketing Group LLC |
| Melaleuca Inc. |
| MetricStream |
| Microsoft Corp. |
| Mitsubishi International Corp. |
| Morgenthaler |
| Motive Power Systems Inc. |
| Motorola Solutions Inc. |
| NASDAQ OMX |
| NewComLink |
| Nitero Inc. |
| OCZ Technology Group Inc. |
| ON Semiconductor |
| OnShift Inc. |
| Oracle |
| Oregon Cherry Growers Inc. |
| Overstock.com |
| Packard Place |
| Paramount Citrus |
| Paramount Farming Co. |
| Partnership for a New American Economy |
| Paymetric Inc. |
| Permac Industries |
| Pokeware |
| Preemptive Solutions |
| Prime Time International |
| Producers Chemical Co. |
| Professional Landcare Network |
| PTV Sciences |
| Purple Leaf LLC |
| Qualcomm |
| R&L Well Drilling LLC |
| Rackspace Hosting Inc. |
| Revolution |
| River Cities Capital Funds |
| Robert Mann Packaging Inc. |
| Rollins Inc. |
| S3 Ventures LLC |
| SailPoint Technologies Inc. |
| Santa Clara University |
| Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International |
| Signature Landscape Inc. |
| Silicon Valley Bank |
| Silicon Valley Leadership Group |
| Society for Human Resource Management |
| Society of American Florists |
| Sports Tutor Inc. |
| State Agriculture and Rural Leaders |
| StepLeader |
| Sun-Maid Growers of California |
| Sunshine Hope |
| Surplus Service |
| SV Angel |
| Sylvatex |
| Symantec |
| Synopsys Inc. |
| TechAmerica |
| TechNet |
| Teradata |
| Texas Instruments Inc. |
| The National Grange |
| The Shurtleff Group |
| TransPak Inc. |
| TransPremier LLC |
| Trimble Navigation |
| Uesugi Farms Inc. |
| Ugaldes Restaurant |
| United Dairymen of Arizona |
| UnitedAg |
| Venture Investors LLC |
| Vessey & Company Inc. |
| Vida Capital Inc. |
| Virgin America |
| Washington Laboratories and American |
| Welch Foods Inc. |
| Western Digital Corp. |
| Western Growers |
| Western United Dairymen |
| Willits & Newcomb Inc. |
| Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce |
| Woodrow Engineering Co. |
| Woolley Engineering Research Corp. |
| XTn Group LLC |
| Yahoo! |
| Yelp |
| Zacarias Actuarial Consultants Inc. |
| Zachry Holdings Inc. |
* There were about seven groups that I know to by lobbying groups, I added the term (Association) the the name.
Signatories: Trade Associations -- Lobbyists (274)
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| Albany-Colonie (NY) Regional Chamber |
| Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers |
| American Action Forum |
| American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
| American Beekeeping Federation |
| American Coatings Association |
| American Council of Engineering Companies |
| American Council on International Personnel |
| American Farm Bureau Federation |
| American Feed Industry Association |
| American Honey Producers Association |
| American Hotel & Lodging Association |
| American Immigration Lawyers Association |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| American Jewish Committee (NJ) |
| American Meat Institute |
| American Nursery & Landscape Association |
| American Sheep Industry Association |
| Anaheim (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Arizona Farm Bureau Federation |
| Arizona Nursery Association |
| Arizona Technology Council |
| Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated |
| Arlington Chamber of Commerce (TX) |
| Associated Industries of Massachusetts |
| Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado |
| Association for Competitive Technology |
| Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber |
| Baton Rouge Area (LA) Chamber |
| Belton Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Bennington Area (VT) Chamber of Commerce |
| BSA | The Software Alliance |
| Buckeye Valley (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Business Council of Alabama |
| Business Council of New York State Inc. |
| Cabarrus (NC) Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| California Chamber of Commerce |
| California Cotton Ginners Association |
| California Cotton Growers Association |
| California Farm Bureau Federation |
| California Grape and Tree Fruit League |
| California Strawberry Commission |
| Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County (IN) |
| Chamber of Commerce Southwest LA |
| Chamber West (UT) |
| Chambers of Commerce Alliance of Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties (CA) |
| Chandler (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Chicago Southland (IL) Chamber of Commerce |
| Chicagoland (IL) Chamber of Commerce |
| Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry |
| Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association |
| Committee of 100 for Economic Development Inc. (LA) |
| Compete America (Association) |
| Computer & Communications Industry Association |
| Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Consumer Electronics Association |
| Convention-Visitors Bureau |
| Cordele-Crisp (GA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Dakota County (MN) Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Dallas Regional Chamber |
| Daytona (FL) Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| East Bay (RI) Chamber of Commerce |
| East Valley (UT) Chamber |
| Erie (PA) Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership |
| Fall River Area (MA) Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce |
| Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies |
| Flagstaff (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce |
| Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association |
| Fox Cities (WI) Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| FWD.US (Association) |
| Gatlinburg (TN) Chamber of Commerce |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce |
| Georgia Green Industry Association |
| Gilbert (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Global Immigration Benchmarking Council |
| Goleta Valley (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition |
| Greater Boca Raton (FL) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Des Moines (IA) Partnership |
| Greater Durham (NC) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Houston Partnership |
| Greater Indianapolis (IN) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Irving-Las Colinas (TX) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Memphis (TN) Chamber |
| Greater Omaha Chamber (NE) |
| Greater Pittsburgh (PA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Richmond (VA) Chamber |
| Greater San Antonio (TX) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater San Fernando Valley (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Greater Topeka (KS) Chamber of Commerce |
| Green Bay Area (WI) Chamber of Commerce |
| Grower-Shipper Association of Central California |
| Gulf Citrus Growers Association |
| Henderson County (NC) Chamber of Commerce |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton (SC) Chamber of Commerce |
| Hispanic Leadership Network (Association) |
| HR Policy Association |
| Hudson County (NJ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Idaho Dairymen’s Association |
| Idaho Farm Bureau Federation |
| Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
| Illinois Farm Bureau |
| Illinois Green Industry Association |
| Illinois Technology Association |
| Indiana Chamber of Commerce |
| Indiana Farm Bureau |
| Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association |
| Industries of Arkansas (Association) |
| Information Technology Industry Council |
| International Dairy Foods Association |
| Irrigation Association |
| Jefferson Chamber of Commerce |
| Johnson City TN Chamber of Commerce |
| Kansas Chamber of Commerce |
| Kansas Farm Bureau |
| Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Laredo (TX) Chamber of Commerce |
| Las Vegas (NV) Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Long Beach (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Longview (TX) Chamber of Commerce |
| Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. (LAEDC) (Association) |
| Loudoun County (VA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Louisiana Irrigation Association |
| Lubbock (TX) Chamber of Commerce |
| Manhattan (NY) Chamber of Commerce |
| Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) (Association) |
| Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Association) |
| Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council |
| Meadowlands (NJ) Regional Chamber |
| Metro South Chamber of Commerce (MA) |
| Michigan Apple Association |
| Michigan Chamber of Commerce |
| Michigan Farm Bureau |
| Michigan Milk Producers Association |
| Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association |
| Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
| MIND Research Institute |
| Minnesota Chamber of Commerce |
| Minnesota Farm Bureau |
| Minnesota High Tech Association |
| Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association |
| Monterey County Farm Bureau |
| Morris County (NJ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Morris County (NJ) Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce |
| Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association |
| Myrtle Beach Area (SC) Chamber of Commerce |
| Naperville Area (IL) Chamber of Commerce |
| Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce |
| National Association of Manufacturers |
| National Christmas Tree Association |
| National Council of Agricultural Employers |
| National Council of Chain Restaurants |
| National Council of Farmer Cooperatives |
| National Foreign Trade Council |
| National Grape Cooperative Association Inc. |
| National Immigration Forum |
| National Onion Association |
| National Potato Council |
| National Retail Federation |
| National Roofing Contractors Association |
| National Venture Capital Association |
| New England Apple Council |
| New Jersey Main Street Alliance |
| New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association |
| New Mexico Association of Commerce & Industry |
| New York Farm Bureau |
| New York Technology Council |
| Nisei Farmers League |
| NM Association of Commerce & Industry |
| North American Blueberry Council |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau |
| North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association |
| North Carolina Technology Association |
| North East Ohio International Business Network (Association) |
| Northeast Dairy Producers Association |
| Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce |
| Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce |
| Northumberland County (VA) Chamber of Commerce |
| OFA – The Association of Horticulture Professionals |
| Ohio Chamber of Commerce |
| Ohio Farm Bureau Federation |
| Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association |
| Ohio Venture Association |
| Oregon Association of Nurseries |
| Oregon Farm Bureau |
| Outdoor Amusement Business Association Inc. |
| Overland Park Chamber of Commerce |
| Oxnard (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Palm Desert Area (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Pennsylvania Farm Bureau |
| Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce |
| Port Hueneme (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Prescott (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Produce Marketing Association |
| Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce |
| Rancho Cordova (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Retail Industry Leaders Association |
| Rochester (MN) Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Rogers-Lowell Area (AR) Chamber of Commerce |
| Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship |
| Salt Lake (UT) Chamber |
| San Antonio (TX) Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
| San Diego County Farm Bureau |
| San Francisco Chamber of Commerce |
| San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce |
| Santa Clara (CA) Chamber of Commerce and |
| Schuylkill (PA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Scottsdale (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Semiconductor Industry Association |
| South Carolina Chamber of Commerce |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau |
| South East Dairy Farmers Association |
| South Metro Denver Chamber |
| St. Louis (MO) Regional Chamber |
| St. Paul Area Chamber (MN) |
| Statewide Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce (NJ) |
| Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NJ) |
| Sweet Potato Council of California |
| Technology Association of Oregon |
| Technology CEO Council |
| Telecommunications Industry Association |
| Tempe (AZ) Chamber of Commerce |
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| Tennessee Farm Bureau |
| Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition |
| Texas Association of Business |
| Texas Farm Bureau |
| Texas International Produce Association |
| Texas Nursery & Landscape Association |
| The Business Council of New York State Inc. |
| The Center for APA Women (Association) |
| The Chamber of Reno, Sparks, and Northern Nevada |
| The Internet Association |
| The Latino Coalition |
| The MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce |
| The New England Council |
| The Partnership for a New American Economy (Association) |
| The Technology Association of Georgia |
| Tompkins County (NY) Chamber of Commerce |
| Torrance (CA) Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Tucson (AZ) Hispanic Chamber |
| Tucson (AZ) Metro Chamber of Commerce |
| Tulsa (OK) Regional Chamber |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
| U.S. Travel Association |
| United Fresh Produce Association |
| Valley Industry & Commerce Association |
| Ventura (CA) Chamber of Commerce |
| Ventura County Agricultural Association |
| Virginia Chamber of Commerce |
| Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association |
| Virginia Farm Bureau |
| Virginia Green Industry Council |
| Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association |
| Washington Farm Bureau |
| Washington Growers League |
| Washington State Dairy Federation |
| Washington Technology Industry Association |
| West Coast Mennonite Central Committee |
| Western Agricultural Processors Association |
| White Pine (NV) Chamber of Commerce |
| Wine Institute |
| Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association |
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