The Value of Immigrant Talent
August 13, 2017
8/8/17 – The Trump administration’s recent proposal to halve the number of legal immigrants into the United States is exactly backward, says the head of a major education organization, calling instead for expansion of opportunities available to skilled foreign workers and promising students. Along these lines, a policy analyst has proposed in Issues comprehensive reforms of the federal visa and immigration systems for scientists and engineers that will meet the nation’s scientific, educational, and economic needs while being fair to US workers and students.