Crow Signs Letter In Support of Rapid Visa Reform
Arizona State University September 17, 2012 ASU President Michael Crow added his name to the signatures of 164 other university presidents and chancellors in a letter urging U.S. President Barack Obama and all members of Congress to provide green cards to foreign-born students who earn advanced degrees in science,… Read More
House Republicans Support Smith’s STEM Bill
National Journal September 18, 2012 A group of House members introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math to stay in the United States. House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, introduced… Read More
Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security
Right Side News September 18, 2012 House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) announced Friday he plans on introducing legislation this week that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate its 55,000 annual visa allotment to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with PhDs and Master’s degrees in… Read More
Immigrants Can’t Save U.S. Cities by Themselves
Bloomberg Businessweek September 17, 2012 Many U.S. cities caught in a spiral of economic decline think they have a rescue plan: an influx of immigrants. Officials are carrying out policies aimed at attracting foreigners in hopes that their energy and drive will reverse decades of population losses and set… Read More
Republicans Push For STEM Visa Before Congress Recesses
Voxxi September 17, 2012 Republicans are pushing for a new kind of immigration STEM visa that will allow recent foreign graduates in such fields who graduated from American universities to gain a green card. The proposal is being pushed to a vote two days before Congress goes out of… Read More
Schumer to introduce own STEM visa bill
Computerworld September 17, 2012 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is chair of the Senate’s Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee, is introducing his own STEM visa bill to challenge a similar Republican bill in the House. Schumer’s bill, which is expected to be announced Tuesday, will provide 55,000 green… Read More
Schumer To Push High-Skilled Immigration Bill
The Hill September 17, 2012 Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning to introduce a bill on Wednesday that is aimed at increasing the pool of green cards available to foreign-born graduates with advanced degrees in science, math and technology fields, according to three people familiar with the legislation. The… Read More
Press Release: Statement from Partnership for a New American Economy on Senate and House Introduction of Four Bills to Give Green Cards to Foreign Students Earning Advanced STEM Degrees
The Partnership commends the introduction of four bills that would keep more of the world’s top science, technology, engineering and math (“STEM”) minds here in America. The four bills, introduced by Senate Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking… Read More
Republicans Work to Expand Visas for Foreign Tech Grads
Politico September 16, 2012 GOP leaders are readying a bill by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that would steer more visas to foreign graduates of U.S. universities — and laying the groundwork for a floor vote this week by urging the sector to help them push for passage. The bill… Read More
Parties Lock Horns Over Legislation to Boost High-Skilled Immigration
The Hill September 16, 2012 The fight over high-skilled immigration legislation is coming to a head again next week after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement on a bill by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas). Smith plans to introduce a bill early next week that would eliminate the… Read More
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