Stem Green Cards

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[b] Tech giants urge passage of STEM green card bill[/b]

[b] 'Diversity lottery' program would end and those visas would be reallocated to the STEM graduates under the legislation[/b]

By [url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/author/265/Patrick+Thibodeau"]Patrick Thibodeau[/url]
July 17, 2012 06:00 AM ET

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Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to holders of advanced degrees in the so-called STEM fields.
Smith, the gatekeeper on immigration bills in the House, is being urged to take action by a broad coalition of groups, including some of the largest technology companies -- Apple, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft, as well as the IEEE-USA.
Smith is signaling his willingness to bring a bill forward, and has been working on the issue for a while. The release of a letter late last week from tech companies may have served as a catalyst for movement on [url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227190/Senate_bill_slots_55_000_tech_green_cards"]green card[/url] legislation.
In a statement late last week, Smith said the country "cannot afford to train these foreign graduates in the U.S. and then send them back home to work for our competitors."





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There have been repeated attempts over the years to make it easier for foreign students to remain here after earning advanced degrees in STEM fields -- as the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math are known -- at U.S. universities. Typically, these students seek a temporary H-1B work visa before applying for permanent residency.
Bills to grant permanent residency or employment-based green cards to foreign graduates have stalled because of the deadlock over comprehensive immigration reform.
Smith has not released details of his proposal, but some aspects of it have been confirmed by sources.
The legislation may restrict the green cards to people who earned advanced degrees while physically attending U.S. universities.
Its authors apparently want to eliminate the possibility that a student can earn a degree online in China, India or elsewhere and then potentially qualify for permanent residency without ever coming to the U.S. to study.
The legislation will include a cap of 55,000 green cards annually. The U.S. now awards that number of green cards through a "diversity lottery," which makes 55,000 of the permanent residency cards available on a random basis worldwide to lottery winners. That program will end, and those visas will be reallocated to the STEM graduates.
There will be restrictions on the types of universities that qualify. The intent is to prevent so-called diploma mills from taking advantage of the program. Some bills have proposed restricting this visa program to universities that already qualify for federal research funding.
A long list of companies and industry groups sent a letter to U.S. House members last week urging bipartisan action on an immigration bill for STEM degree holders. "These are highly educated professionals who will create jobs wherever they settle, whether in the U.S. or elsewhere," they wrote.
Smith is probably counting on help from Democrats. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who represents Silicon Valley, introduced a [url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226634/Lofgren_says_toxic_environment_stalls_visa_reform"]STEM visa bill[/url] earlier this year.
Before this week, the tech-related immigration bill that was seen as having the best odds for passage was a bill to eliminate the per-country cap on green cards. The House voted 389-to-15 late last year to eliminate the per-country cap.
The U.S. makes 140,000 employment-based green cards available each year, but it limits each country to 7% of the total. Visa applicants in China and India face a multiyear wait because of demand. Eliminating the cap would have created one global, first-come, first-serve line.
But the bill was stuck in the Senate after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) put a hold on it. He [url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228578/Grassley_plan_for_tougher_H_1B_enforcement_revealed"]wanted restrictions[/url] on H-1B use attached to it.
Elimination of per-country caps was widely seen as having a chance at passage this year. But the proposal drew opposition from the private sector because of Grassley's changes, and its passage is now in doubt.
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[Market Mastaan]

STEM PEOPLE ROCK..

[maverickpuli]

grassley lifted the hold and hr3012 will pass!

[k2s]

in short matter endi cheppara ?

[sundeep]

This is what bothers me "There will be restrictions on the types of universities that qualify"

[Market Mastaan]

[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1342630553' post='1302155428']
in short matter endi cheppara ?
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em led uncle..STEM OPT Students chaala brightuu..vallaki ekadanna wrk dorakuthadi..so eella burralni maname vaadukovachu kada ani, Texas-Republican Smith oka petition fettindu..OPT Stem meeda unnavallaki direct ga green card issue cheyali..adi first come first serve basis lo ani anadu..daanni kondaru court lo khandhincharu..mallo court lo ee year hearing undi..anthe matter..

[vokatonumberkurrodu]

[quote name='sundeep' timestamp='1342630773' post='1302155447']
This is what bothers me "There will be restrictions on the types of universities that qualify"
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lekapothe TVSU and Norther VA lo chadivina vaalaki kooda icheyaala enti???

[Rao_Garu]

[quote name='sundeep' timestamp='1342630773' post='1302155447']
This is what bothers me "There will be restrictions on the types of universities that qualify"
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aadu annadi correcte...Online University lu unte India china nunchi degree lu teesukoni GC lu techukunte ikkada vachi kottichukune tollu picholla...

[Spartan]

[quote name='Market Mastaan' timestamp='1342631201' post='1302155470']
em led uncle..STEM OPT Students chaala brightuu..vallaki ekadanna wrk dorakuthadi..so eella burralni maname vaadukovachu kada ani, Texas-Republican Smith oka petition fettindu..OPT Stem meeda unnavallaki direct ga green card issue cheyali..adi first come first serve basis lo ani anadu..daanni kondaru court lo khandhincharu..mallo court lo ee year hearing undi..anthe matter..
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mari OPT EAD nunchi H1 file cheskunnavalanta regular quoata anukunta..

[Spartan]

[quote name='Rao_Garu' timestamp='1342631370' post='1302155486']
aadu annadi correcte...Online University lu unte India china nunchi degree lu teesukoni GC lu techukunte ikkada vachi kottichukune tollu picholla...
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University of Phoenix.... ROFL>....

[k2s]

[quote name='Market Mastaan' timestamp='1342631201' post='1302155470']
em led uncle..STEM OPT Students chaala brightuu..vallaki ekadanna wrk dorakuthadi..so eella burralni maname vaadukovachu kada ani, Texas-Republican Smith oka petition fettindu..OPT Stem meeda unnavallaki direct ga green card issue cheyali..adi first come first serve basis lo ani anadu..daanni kondaru court lo khandhincharu..mallo court lo ee year hearing undi..anthe matter..
[/quote]hearing ee kada undi...... adi aa bill pass ayinappudu soodam......

[Market Mastaan]

[quote name='ChittiNaidu' timestamp='1342631493' post='1302155501']


University of Phoenix.... ROFL>....
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[Spartan]

[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1342631670' post='1302155520']
hearing ee kada undi...... adi aa bill pass ayinappudu soodam......
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[Market Mastaan]

[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1342631670' post='1302155520']
hearing ee kada undi...... adi aa bill pass ayinappudu soodam......
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afudu soothu korsunte etla uncle..fani kaanicheyadam ae..

[k2s]

[quote name='Market Mastaan' timestamp='1342631773' post='1302155532']
afudu soothu korsunte etla uncle..fani kaanicheyadam ae..
[/quote]appudu...... fani kadu........ malli MS join ayi...... 4 months lo anni MS complete chesi..... OPT STEM direct ga apply setha
or ready ga OPT STEM lo unna fafa ni felli seskunta..... ulta katnam icchi