The American Farm Bureau Federation and more than 400 leading U.S. businesses and ad­­vocacy organizations called on the U.S. House to enact immigration reform legislation.

The letter, sent last week, was signed by a broad cross section of industries that includes agriculture, housing, retail, tourism, hospitality, technology, engineering, manufacturing, finance, venture capital, consumer electronics and others with a combined presence in every state in the United States.

The Senate passed an...