STEM Act Passage Shows Parties Still Far Apart On Immigration
The idea of a STEM bill is popular in both parties. But the question of how and when to address the problem is another story.www.huffingtonpost.com
STEM legislation includes a deceptive ploy
Standing for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the STEM bill would provide green cards to foreign nationals who have earned their Ph.tv.msnbc.com
Republicans renew push for anti-minority STEM bill
Just three weeks ago, minority and immigrant communities turned out in record numbers to support President Obama and other Democratic candidates.thehill.com
House Poised to Pass STEM Immigration Bill
Smith's STEM bill is slated to come up for debate on Thursday. Smith did make some minor changes to the measure, including making it easier for family members of STEM green-card holders to stay in the United States while they wait for their own green ...mashable.com
Obama administration comes out against STEM bill
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced its opposition to an immigration bill by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that is designed to boost the number of visas for foreign-born graduates with advanced technical degrees from U.S.thehill.com
STEM Bill Still Plagued by Politics
Known as the "STEM Jobs Act," the bill's primary provisions would do something that virtually all members of Congress support: create 55,000 immigrant visas (i.www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
The House voted on a STEM bill - standing for science, technology, engineering and mathematics - in September, but under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority.www.huffingtonpost.com
STEM Act Receives Official Opposition From White House
Democrats are outraged by the Republican-led STEM bill, despite a few changes added to appeal to them. One is a provision that allows some spouses and children of legal permanent residents to come to the country while waiting for visa approval, which ...www.huffingtonpost.com
GOP's STEM Act Family Provision Would Benefit Latinos Most, But Bill Seems ...
The bill, called the STEM Jobs Act, is set to be debated and voted on in the House of Representatives by Friday. Its original focus when it was first introduced in September was to expand the number of green cards for international students who ...latino.foxnews.com
Rep. Gutierrez: STEM Visa Bill a 'Shell Game' that Starts Immigration Reform ...
"I want Republicans to know that Democrats support STEM visas. We don't need to kill other legal immigration programs to create a STEM program. But Republicans are more interested in killing the Diversity Visa Program than in creating a program for ...www.enewspf.com
As STEM Act Vote Nears, Some Experts Dispute High Tech Worker Shortage
As Republicans prepare to take the STEM Act to a House vote, the tech industry is applauding the move, but some academic experts are questioning whether it's needed.latino.foxnews.com
Dems slam GOP's House immigration bill as two-faced
The House will vote on the Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) Jobs Act later this week, a bill that would give visas to foreigners with high-tech degrees from American universities, while eliminating a program that offers visas to ...tv.msnbc.com
House Immigration Bill Increases Foreign STEM Workers, Hurts Americans
The legislation, H.R. 6429, also known as the STEM Jobs Act, would further undermine the interests of Americans who want to work in these fields, warns the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which is opposing the bill. While H.R. 6429 ...www.sacbee.com
House to vote on bill to give residency to advanced-degree foreign graduates ...
The main point of contention is that the bill would offset the 55,000 permanent residency visas to be offered to graduates of masters and doctorate programs in the STEM fields by eliminating the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which makes visas ...www.greenfieldreporter.com
Analysis: The Diversity Lottery -- Do We Need It?
The STEM bill, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), aims to add 55,000 visas for highly educated workers in science, technology, engineering and math.abcnews.go.com
Republicans to Vote on Expanding Visas
According to The Wall Street Journal, this bill, which is being called the STEM Jobs ACT, also features as a provision "allowing the families of those with green cards to wait for their own green cards while in the U.S.politics.gather.com
Idaho Congressman's STEM Jobs Bill To Get Another Shot
A modified version of Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador's STEM Jobs Act will get a vote in the House Friday. It expands visas for foreign science and technology students and makes it easeir for green card holders to bring their immediate families to the ...www.670kboi.com
High-skill green cards get lame-duck push in Congress
In the first test of a new political climate on immigration reform, the lame-duck House of Representatives is renewing a push to eliminate America's random visa lottery and replace it with a bill favored by thousands of Silicon Valley immigrant workers ...www.mercurynews.com
In the news this morning: Immigrant moms lead decline in US birthrate, STEM ...
In the news this morning: Immigrant moms lead decline in US birthrate, STEM-related immigration bill up for vote, more · Leslie Berestein Rojas | November 30th, 2012, 9:48am.www.scpr.org
House votes to offer advanced-degree visas
The partisan bickering attending the STEM bill signaled how hard it likely will be to pass more far-reaching immigration legislation.www.google.com
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