The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 15, 2013 that, based on feedback from a number of stakeholders, “USCIS anticipates that it may receive more than 65,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions and more than 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher between April 1, 2013 and … Read more
As expected, on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a Republican bill that was passed in the House of Representatives on November 30, 2012. The bill would have given 55,000 immigrant (permanent resident) visas to foreign graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The bill … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6429, the “STEM Jobs Act of 2012,” by a 245-139 vote on November 30, 2012. The bill would allocate 55,000 immigrant visas for certain foreign graduates in advanced degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It would exclude students with degrees in biological and biomedical fields. … Read more
A Republican bill aimed at providing green cards for foreign graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science and technology failed to pass in the House on September 20, 2012. The final vote was 257-158 in favor of the bill, far short of the two thirds majority needed to pass. The bill, sponsored by … Read more
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) plans to introduce a bill today aimed at making an additional 55,000 green cards available annually to foreign-born graduates with Master’s degrees or higher from American universities in science, math, engineering or technology (STEM) fields. This bill is similar to another high-skilled immigration bill introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) … Read more