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For foreigners on student visas, an important reason to be obtaining one's degree with a field designated as "Mathematics", "Engineering", etc., for whom this legislation has been drafted, rather than getting a degree in "Economics" or "Finance", which may not benefit from this legislation at all.
This is the second of two proposals on immigrations right now. The first one is by eight senators. You can read more at
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/u...us-of-second-bipartisan-immigration-plan.html
It would also tinker with the system to make more permanent resident green cards available for immigrants in science and technology fields, but without increasing the number of green cards over all, something many Republican lawmakers are loath to do. It would allow the immigration authorities to distribute as many as 300,000 green cards that went unused over the years because of twists in the system.
The bill would make changes to ensure that a much higher percentage of 140,000 employment green cards available each year would go to the skilled immigrants, and not to their family members, as happens now.
Responding to insistent demands from universities, the bill would make an unlimited number of green cards available for foreigners graduating from American universities with advanced science and technology degrees. It would increase visa fees and use the money for training programs for Americans.
For foreigners on student visas, an important reason to be obtaining one's degree with a field designated as "Mathematics", "Engineering", etc., for whom this legislation has been drafted, rather than getting a degree in "Economics" or "Finance", which may not benefit from this legislation at all.
This is the second of two proposals on immigrations right now. The first one is by eight senators. You can read more at
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/u...us-of-second-bipartisan-immigration-plan.html
It would also tinker with the system to make more permanent resident green cards available for immigrants in science and technology fields, but without increasing the number of green cards over all, something many Republican lawmakers are loath to do. It would allow the immigration authorities to distribute as many as 300,000 green cards that went unused over the years because of twists in the system.
The bill would make changes to ensure that a much higher percentage of 140,000 employment green cards available each year would go to the skilled immigrants, and not to their family members, as happens now.
Responding to insistent demands from universities, the bill would make an unlimited number of green cards available for foreigners graduating from American universities with advanced science and technology degrees. It would increase visa fees and use the money for training programs for Americans.
