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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence.
Other Bill Titles (1 more) 5/13/2008--Introduced.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those aliens not subject to worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineer... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| May 13, 2008 |
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June 16, 2008 In Congress, H-1B issue pits tech workers against farm groups
One bill, HR 6039, would exclude these graduates from the annual 140000 limit on skills-based employment visas. A companion bill was introduced earlier this ...
June 16, 2008 Congress slams the door on Californiaâs scientists and engineers
According to HR 6039, all masterâs- and Ph.D.-level science and engineering graduates, regardless of nationality, will have an equal opportunity to enrich ...
June 12, 2008 In Congress, H-1B issue pits tech workers against farm groups
One bill, HR 6039, would exclude these graduates from the annual 140000 limit on skills-based employment visas. A companion bill was introduced earlier this ...
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September 15, 2008 US to free 5.5 lakh job-based green cards
The coalition has also endorsed two other legislative measures HR 6039/S 3084 and HR 5921. The former proposes to exempt highly educated, foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or ...
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July 29, 2008 US industry leaders putting pressure on Congressâ¦
In this petition, US Industry leading companies have asked legislators in Washington to enact three pieces of legislation: HR 6039, HR 5921 and HR 5882. The three proposals address many existing shortcomings in the Employment-based ...
Source: "IMMIGRATION LAW CONNECTION"
July 26, 2008 Three bills introduced in the House addressing changes to the EB ...
The three bills include: HR 6039, which aims to exempt highly educated, foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a US university from the annual EB green card limit. ...
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These degrees aren't fair. There are other non scientific degrees that are equal value.
This would lead to economic development of united states.
This will be a boom to Informaion Technology Sector in USA.
This would definitely help to boost US Economy.
In 2006, for instance, four foreign-born Google employees alone contributed $200 million in state tax revenues.
Stanford University, for example, where 10 percent of Silicon Valley’s CEOs earned their degrees, more than 60 percent of engineering graduate students come from abroad,
and more than 50 percent of graduates with advanced degrees in science and engineering are foreign-born.
According to the National Venture Capital Association, 40 percent of American tech startups were founded or co-founded by foreign-born entrepreneurs.
If foreign-born skilled students graduate with a diploma in one hand and a plane ticket in the other, America would lose innovation, startups, millions in taxes, jobs and its meaning as the land of opportunities and freedom!
This Would really clearup lot of current backlogs and would create a clear path for lot of graduates who are in an undecided situation.
This is a wonderful bill and would help boost US Economy by removing any road blocks for budding enterprenuers.
This is a step in the right direcion..US needs Highly skilled graduates and cannot afford to lose out to other countries
I hope Congress passes this bill without succumbing to the pressure of Hispanic Caucus (HC). I hope the HC understands that this is for a limited set of people, who have been here to study, and are tax paying people who just want to move on with their lives without having to keep renewing their visas forever.
The world is moving very fast as we embroil ourselves in two useless wars. My recent visit to China, India, and Brazil convinced me that growing and retaining talent is the main ingredient for a successful American recipe. We have the infrastructure and research facilities to make things happen. It does not matter whether the person contributing is white, black, or brown. I would urge the Congress not to mess up this opportunity. Retain talent; do NOT look at the color of their skin. Remember we are all in a way indebted to Ellis Island.
US should keep the best fruit from their farms, I mean retain the latent permanantly. The education rate for American graduates are deglining for the past 2 decades. If this bill is not approved, in the long run this will DERAIL US from be the tech leader.
As a consultant in engineering design, I have witnessed a shortage of expertise more than a shortage of engineers. We need better engineers not more engineers. The mobility of the green card over the indenture of the H-1B visa will promote selection of the best and brightest from both US and foreign candidates. The H-1B program selects candidates by lottery and not by merit.
Another important feature of this bill is the ability to enter the US workforce with a masters degree. According to the Sloan Foundation this is one sign of a shortage...people leaving graduate school for industry. This freedom to leave with a masters might turn the tide on the inflation of service required for a PhD program from 6 years in 1970 to 8 years in 1995 [Butz et al, RAND 2002]. The best and the brightest should be rewarded with compensation and not bound to a single employer.
Is anything ever going to happen to this bill? Its been sitting in this status for months now. Anyone have a clue when it will move either way?
The discriminates. There are other degrees that are equal and needed.
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