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FWD.us

Tech industry immigration reform lobby; bipartisan coalition
Tracked because Tech industry immigration reform lobby; bipartisan coalition · 8 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Immigration reform advocacy organization co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg, with involvement from Laurene Powell Jobs, Reid Hoffman, and other tech leaders in 2013. Bipartisan coalition that has lobbied for DACA protections and H-1B visa reform. Intersects with the Palantir/ICE enforcement architecture — FWD.us lobbies for immigration reform while Palantir builds the deportation infrastructure.

Facts on record2
Connections mapped8
Sources cited6
✦ Thin coverage gap +23 connected to 8 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Inferential confidence
Tracked platforms owned by entities this person sits on a board with, founded with, or co-invested in.
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2 documented harms · Moderate
via Reid Hoffman (founder)
4 documented harms · Moderate
via Mark Zuckerberg (founder)
3 documented harms · Moderate
via Mark Zuckerberg (founder)
2 documented harms · Documented
via Reid Hoffman (founder)
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No documented contradictions on file.
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Mark Zuckerberg person
founder
Mark Zuckerberg co-founded FWD.us on April 11, 2013, to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform.
→ Bill Gates person
founder
Bill Gates co-founded FWD.us on April 11, 2013, to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform.
← Reid Hoffman person
founder
Hoffman co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
← Laurene Powell Jobs person
founder
Powell Jobs co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
← Chan Zuckerberg Initiative organization
former supporter
Ended relationship with FWD.us in 2025 after years of support
← Todd Schulte person
president
Current president since 2014, replaced Joe Green
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 827d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source FWD.us was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates and other Silicon Valley leaders on April 11, 2013 to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "FWD.us" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FWD.us — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (8)
→ Mark Zuckerberg person
founder primary since 2013
Mark Zuckerberg co-founded FWD.us on April 11, 2013, to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform.
→ Bill Gates person
founder primary since 2013
Bill Gates co-founded FWD.us on April 11, 2013, to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform.
→ Reid Hoffman Foundation institution
affiliated_organization inferential since 2013
FWD.us is listed adjacent to Reid Hoffman Foundation in the known entities database, suggesting organizational connection or co-listing.
← Reid Hoffman person
founder primary
Hoffman co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
← Laurene Powell Jobs person
founder primary
Powell Jobs co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
← Chan Zuckerberg Initiative organization
former supporter confirmed
Ended relationship with FWD.us in 2025 after years of support
← Todd Schulte person
president confirmed
Current president since 2014, replaced Joe Green
← Democracy Alliance institution
funded organization inferential since 2013
FWD.us, an immigration reform advocacy group, receives funding from Democracy Alliance-aligned donors including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.
Sources (6)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: FWD.us not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FWD.us — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FWD.us — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FWD.us — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: FWD.us — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-04-11 ↗ Multiple news reports and Wikipedia documentation web_search Processed 📜 Receipt