Our immigration system prevents employers from hiring qualified foreign graduates, even those who were educated in the United States, who want to stay in this country. We must act to keep these innovators in America where they can drive entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth.
On Friday, November 30, the House is considering H.R. 6429, which will award 55,000 visas to foreign graduates of U.S. universities with doctoral and masters degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
If the Senate does not act, the sequester will take effect in:
Time since the House passed a solution:
