US Policy to Make Third World Scientists Become US Citizens
US Policy to Make Third World Scientists Become US Citizens
STEM Fields and Immigration
October 16th, 2012 by Romona Paden
By
2018, the United States is projected to have a shortage of 230,000
science and technology workers. This year, 40,000 graduates in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields will not have a problem
finding jobs; the job openings more than double the number of
graduates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
unemployment rate for STEM workers is around 4 percent.
The problem lies in that many of these STEM students are foreign nationals studying in the U.S. with nonimmigrant temporary visas.
When they graduate, they are likely to move back to their home
countries and take up their professions there. Instead of providing for
the country in which they learned their skills, they will compete
against it.
Many industry analysts advocate for a change in immigration policy to
help retain highly-skilled immigrants who have studied in the U.S. Both
Democrats and Republicans know the economic implications of a shortage
in these fields. President Obama and Governor Romney have stated that
they hope to provide these students with green cards so that they can work and live in the U.S. as permanent residents. Reform bills will be introduced in Congress this fall.
Meanwhile, there are some initiatives that are helping bring more
people to the U.S. to study STEM Careers. It was announced this week
that the NeXXt Scholars Initiative, launched by Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton in December 2011, has matriculated young women from
countries like Morocco, Nigeria and Pakistan in women’s colleges across
the U.S. to study STEM.
Source: Immigration direct
Africason is a die-hard believer in Africa.
Twitter: @african_school
Web: www.africason.com
Email: info(AT)africason.com
Find my songs on iTunes, artiste name: Africason
Source: Immigration direct
Africason is a die-hard believer in Africa.
Twitter: @african_school
Web: www.africason.com
Email: info(AT)africason.com
Find my songs on iTunes, artiste name: Africason
Comments
Post a Comment