“We would like to see policy that helps kids in the U.S. pursue in these areas of education. If you import too many high-skilled workers from outside the U.S., you desensitize kids from not pursuing fields in science and engineering,” Espinosa says.
What researchers and lobby groups do agree on is that the study should not factor in the current debate on immigration, which provides a path to legalization for millions of immigrants here illegally, and an increases a cap on the H1-B worker program. Last week, Senate Majority leader Harry M. Reid, D-Nev., stopped the measure because of bipartisan gridlock, but President Bush on Monday said he would continue to look for a compromise to pass the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
There are currently 0 comments on this story.
Click here to post a comment.
© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com
