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November 25, 2013 08:03 pm GMT

Zuckerberg: Immigration Is One of the Biggest Issues of Our Time

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For Mark Zuckerberg, immigration reform is the issue of our time.

The 29-year-old billionaire founder and CEO of Facebook gave his most recent pitch for immigration reform during an interview on Sunday with ABC News' This Week.

See also: The High-Tech Immigration Debate: Everything You Need to Know

"The future of our economy is a knowledge economy," Zuckerberg said. "That means getting the most talented people into this country is the most important thing that we can do to make sure the companies of tomorrow are founded here."

To push for reform, Zuckerberg and other tech industry leaders launched FWD.us, a special interest group for immigration issues. Zuckerberg announced the group in a Washington Post op-ed in April. Read more...

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