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dreamy14 10-11-2011 05:08 PM
House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
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Congress could be inching closer to allowing more high-skilled foreign workers to remain in the country. The change in U.S. immigration law would be a huge victory for a popular idea that has been battered by the sharp political in-fighting over the broader question of illegal immigration.

Heartened by the tenor of a House of Representatives' hearing last week on the topic, advocates see growing support in Congress for giving permanent residency status—commonly known as a green card—to foreign-born students who have earned graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The students would need to have attended reputable U.S. institutions and have a job offer that pays the prevailing wage. High-tech entrepreneurs who start companies that hire U.S. workers and become successful would also be eligible for green cards. The changes are aimed at keeping talented STEM professionals from going back to their home countries and competing against U.S. firms.
Full story:
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencein...on.html?ref=ra

bseo 10-11-2011 08:32 PM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
doesn't this only apply to people w/ legal status though?

mnrunner 10-11-2011 10:01 PM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
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Originally Posted by bseo (Post 236639)
doesn't this only apply to people w/ legal status though?
Probably.

Chyno 10-11-2011 10:02 PM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
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Originally Posted by mnrunner (Post 236646)
Probably.
Probably not.

MaskedLuchador 10-11-2011 10:12 PM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mnrunner (Post 236646)
Probably.
It does.

2dreamORnot2dream 10-12-2011 02:29 AM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MaskedLuchador (Post 236649)
It does.
if you fall under 245i you probably will be able to take advantage of this if it passes.

DA User 10-12-2011 02:32 AM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
How does one benefit from 245i? Do you have to have a Bachelor or Master's degree at minimum? What kind of wages?

2dreamORnot2dream 10-12-2011 02:39 AM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
I think if you fall under 245i, have a STEM degree, and a job offer I think you will be able to adjust.
("I THINK" being the operative phrase in the above statement.)

2Face 10-12-2011 08:16 AM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
This Congress is hopeless.

2Face 10-12-2011 09:36 AM
Re: House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
 
I only have one question. What's the difference between undocumented students with graduate degrees in STEM and graduate students with student visas and graduate degrees in STEM?


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