BENNET BILL SEEKS VISAS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS STUDYING MATH, SCIENCE
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado recently introduced a bill on Capitol Hill that would give illegal immigrant students who graduate from high school and enroll in college in a science, technology or math program temporary student visas. Bennett said his proposed bill would make it easier for students who graduate with advanced degrees in science or math to stay and work in the United States by creating a new type of green-card category for foreign students. Currently, there are 140,000 green cards a year granted to skilled workers and about 210,000 EB-3 visas for highly skilled workers are backlogged for Indians. Bennet’s bill also created a new fund through visa fees that would establish scholarships for low-income K-12 students for science, math and technology training and also would provide opportunities for military-service members and unemployed workers.
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