House Passes Immigration Reform, STEM ACt May Head to Senate
Next Slide Previous Slide. Washington, D.C. - In the first post-election effort to reform U.S. immigration policy, the House on Friday approved a Republican-sponsored measure, STEM Jobs Act, by a margin of 245 to 139. The vote fell primarily along ...latino.foxnews.com
STEM legislation includes a deceptive ploy
At first sight, the STEM Jobs Act sponsored and passed by House Republicans this week, seems like a good idea.tv.msnbc.com
STEM Act Receives Official Opposition From White House
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced on Wednesday its opposition to the latest House Republican effort on immigration: a bill that would expand visas to certain holders of advanced degrees by eliminating another visa program entirely.www.huffingtonpost.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
House to vote on increasing advanced-degree visas
In approving what is called the STEM Jobs Act on a 245-139 vote, Republicans who control the House were signaling Hispanic voters who abandoned them in the election that they're serious about fixing the flawed system.www.sunherald.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.latino.foxnews.com
House Republicans Hold News Conf. On STEM Jobs Act of 2012
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) talk to ...www.google.com
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
Megan Whittemore, spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., a key proponent of the STEM Act, said the bill is "family friendly, helping spouses and minor children who would otherwise be separated from their families for extended periods ...www.huffingtonpost.com
House votes to offer advanced-degree visas
For Republicans largely shunned by Hispanic voters in the November elections, the 245-139 vote for the STEM Jobs Act was a way of showing they have softened their hardline immigration policies and are ready to work for more comprehensive legislation.www.google.com
Republicans stepping in own way on immigration
House Republicans, with the help of a minority of Democrats, are expected to prevail Friday in passing the STEM Jobs Act, which would provide up to 55,000 green cards a year to those earning masters and doctoral degrees from U.S. schools in the fields ...www.kansascity.com
SEIU: STEM Jobs Act Unfairly Benefits Some at the Expense of Others
Lamar Smith (R-TX) prepares to step down as House Judiciary Committee Chairman with a parting shot at immigrant communities by resurrecting a partisan special interest bill, the "STEM Jobs Act," that was defeated by the House earlier this year.www.enewspf.com
US House Could Vote on STEM Act This Week and Create 55000 Visas for ...
According to ABC News Univision, the U.S. House of Representatives could reportedly be voting on the STEM Jobs Act on Friday. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, is said to call for the creation of 55,000 additional green cards per ...www.latinospost.com
Obama, Silicon Valley at odds over immigration bill
In a statement made on Wednesday, the White House said it opposes the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, a bit of legislation backed by Apple, Cisco, Oracle and Adobe that would make work visas available to foreign graduates of American universities who earn ...www.bizjournals.com
White House opposes GOP STEM visa bill, as heat rises
But the statement said the Obama administration wants a comprehensive bill that addresses the panoply of immigration issues, including "a pathway for undocumented workers.www.computerworld.com
CEA Applauds Passage of the STEM Jobs Act
"We thank the House for passing the STEM Jobs Act. It is clearly in our national interest to not only attract the world's best and brightest to our universities but also to allow those who receive STEM graduate degrees to stay here and start companies ...www.marketwatch.com
Obama opposes Silicon Valley firms on immigration reform
Obama opposes Silicon Valley firms on immigration reform. White House announcement before congressional vote on STEM Jobs Act puts president in opposition to many of the Silicon Valley firms and executives who bankrolled his re-election campaign.news.cnet.com
Immigration group pessimistic re: STEM Jobs Act
Recently House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced the "STEM Jobs Act of 2012." Under that legislation, foreign graduates with a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from a U.S.www.onenewsnow.com
Labrador on piece-by-piece immigration reform: 'If we don't do it this way, it ...
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has his STEM jobs act up for a vote again in the House today, after it failed in a September House vote; he was interviewed by NPR's Renee Montagne about it this morning. The bill would replace the current diversity visa ...www.spokesman.com
Republicans renew push for anti-minority STEM bill
On Friday, the House will again consider the Republican "STEM Jobs Act," which would provide green cards to foreign, advanced-degree graduates of U.S.thehill.com
OVERNIGHT TECH: House set to approve tech visa bill
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and other GOP members are holding a press conference on the STEM Jobs Act following the vote. Cantor has been a strong advocate for the bill. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chief author of the measure, ...thehill.com
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