Other Countries Court Skilled Immigrants

Washington Post reporter Kevin Sullivan explains that the United States’ strict limits on visas for highly skilled workers, combined with limits that put these workers on waiting lists for many years and the absence of a special visa for young entrepreneurs, often discourage researchers staying in the United States and furthering their work. Sullivan says the situation is compounded because other countries are actively recruiting foreign-born U.S. graduates. 

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