December 8, 2011                                                                                                                          

 

 

Don’t Turn Away Critical STEM Talent with Advanced Degrees from U.S. Universities!

 

As the Number of Foreign-born Students Enrolled at U.S. Universities has Increased, the U.S. Immigration System Has Remained Broken, Not Welcoming Top Talent

 

The Council of Graduate Schools released a report last month, which found the following:

 

●     An 8 percentincrease from 2010 to 2011 in foreign students’ first-time enrollment in U.S. graduate schools;

●     A 6 percentincrease for engineering enrollees; and

●     A 12 percentincrease for physical/earth sciences enrollees.

 

With more foreign-born students entering to earn degrees at America’s world-class universities in these key science and engineering fields, we need an employment-based immigration system that welcomes these highly educated professionals to stay in America and help grow the U.S. economy, create jobs and innovate.

 

Let’s Fix the Employment-Based High-Skilled Immigration System and Welcome the Best and Brightest Already Here Studying in U.S. Universities!

 

 

Learn more about the employment-based immigration system in ACIP’s primer. For more about ACIP, visit www.acip.com.

 

 

The American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) represents employers working to speed U.S. economic recovery, create new jobs for all Americans and advance American innovation.  Our members are companies, universities, research institutions and organizations that employ the critical talent that has and will continue to build the U.S. economy and raise the standard of living for all Americans.  We build the workforces necessary to keep America on the cutting edge of worldwide innovation and leading the global economy.  Learn more at www.acip.com.