The American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research (AEI) and the Partnership For a New American Economy released a study that showed immigrants with highly skilled educational backgrounds help improve employment prospects for American workers.
The report stated that "as many as 262 more native-born workers [are] employed for every 100 foreign-born workers with advanced U.S. degrees who work in science, technology, engineering, or math ("STEM") fields." Today, there is no employment visa for students who complete their advanced degrees in the United States. After these students graduate, they are offered a limited period of time to spend in a training program. Congressman Tim Griffin (R-AR) said that the effect of the current program is that "many highly skilled immigrants study in the U.S. but are forced to return home after graduation, where they work to strengthen their home nation's economy to compete against ours."
The AEI/Partnership For a New American Economy study suggested specific legislative proposals that can be read about here.
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