Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may help nudge congressional leaders to pass an immigration reform bill before the end of the year.
To help press elected officials to pass comprehensive immigration reform before 2014, Zuckerberg, an advocate for immigration reform, may bring up the issue when he meets with the top four House Republicans next week in Washington, DC.
On Thursday, the 29-year-old entreprenuer will sit down with Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Whip Kevin McCarthy and Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
The meeting is expected to be a broad discussion of issues related to Facebook and comes as the company is facing ongoing scrutiny over privacy concerns and Internet safety. While immigration may come up, the meeting is not specifically to discuss comprehensive reform, an aide told Politico.
The meeting comes following Zuckerberg joined with other tech execs to form an issue advocacy group Fwd.US that has focused primarily on passing comprehensive immigration reform.
In addition to contributing $15,000 to Facebook's political action committee Zuckerberg has also contributed heavily to Newark Mayor Cory Booker's senate bid, writing a check in mid-June to his campaign for $10,400.
On Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the government "blew it" in regard to the NSA surveillance, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
"The morning after this started breaking, a bunch of people were asking them what they thought," Zuckerberg said of NSA officials. "[They said], 'Don't worry, we're not spying on any Americans.' Wonderful. That's really helpful for companies trying to work with people around the world. Thanks for going out there and being clear. I think that was really bad."
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