The Hill
By Cristina Marcos
April 14, 2014
Rep.
Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill that would create a new
employment-based visa for people who have completed math and science
doctorate degrees in
the United States.
The
measure, called The Best Return on America's Investment Now (BRAIN)
Act, would reserve 14,000 visas for people already legally in the U.S.
who have earned doctorate
degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields from U.S.
universities.
The
reserved visas would represent a portion of the maximum 40,040 visas
allocated annually. The program would not create any new visas.
Capuano said the legislation, introduced last week, would help U.S. businesses compete.
“Our
higher education system attracts the best and brightest students from
around the world. We provide an education, then send graduates home to
compete against us. It
just doesn’t make sense,” Capuano said.
He also noted that not enough U.S. citizens go into the math and science fields.
“Although
we would love it, not enough Americans seek enough of these degrees to
satisfy our national needs. We should want to keep these graduates here
to help expand
our economy,” Capuano said.
Capuano's bill would also eliminate the current limit of 2,802 employment-based visas per country.
The
Massachusetts Democrat said that limiting the number of available visas
per country is unfair to larger countries like India or China, arguing
that the U.S. “should
want the best and brightest regardless of their country of origin.”
House
Democrats filed a discharge petition on an immigration reform bill
earlier this year to pressure Republicans to vote on the issue, but
their efforts have so far
not materialized.
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