High Tech Foreigners

Some say “…current immigration policy kicks out too many foreigners, in the U.S. on student visas, after they finish their educations. The irony is that most of them hunger to put their science and technology backgrounds to work either launching companies in America or working at one of the country's high-tech companies. The implication here is that we should allow any foreigner who has technical skills to stay in this country regardless of the domestic supply of such talent. The least we should do is make sure talented citizens not only have a chance to earn advanced degrees but to expect that they will be given a hiring preference over foreign degree holders who wish to remain here beyond their visa expiration dates.