LOOKS A GOOD NEWS FOR PhD HOLDERS??

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US Congress Bill seeks direct 'Green card' to PhD holders 7 Apr 2009, 2016 hrs IST, PTI WASHINGTON: In an effort to retain the best foreign talent in the country, a bill has been introduced in the US Congress, which if passed, would   give direct "permanent residency" to overseas PhD students, including from India. As such these foreign students would be exempted from applying for H-1B visas or other work visas to stay and work in the United States. However, not all PhD would be eligible for the popular "Green Card". As per the bill introduced by Jeff Flake, Republican Congressman from Arizona, only those foreign nationals having completed PhDs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) would be eligible to directly apply. If passed, the Stopping Trained in America PhDs from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act (HR 1791), would end up benefiting the Indians and Chinese the most, as students from these two countries account for a majority of the PhD students in the United States. The bill also say that such PhD holders be exempted from the numerical quota of H-1B visas. var zz=0;var sldsh=0; var bellyaddiv = ' ';sldsh=1; var stindex=100; var stp=150; var taglen=0; var tmp; var tagcheck = new Array("div","span","br","font","a"); var storycontent = document.getElementById("storydiv").innerHTML; var firstpara = storycontent.substring(0,storycontent.toLowerCase().indexOf(" ")).toLowerCase(); function findptt(cnt){ zz++; if(zz == 10)return; var xxx=-1,yyy=-1; var ccnt = cnt; for(ii=0; ii "); if(yyy != -1){ taglen += yyy; stp = stp + yyy; yyy+=1; } break; taglen = taglen + tagcheck[ii].length + 3; } } if(xxx == -1 || xxx >= 150){ return; }else{ var tmp2 = ccnt.substring(0,xxx); tmp2 += ccnt.substring((yyy+xxx),ccnt.length); findptt(tmp2); } }findptt(firstpara); if(firstpara.length ")){}else{ tmpminus = tmpcon.length - tmpcon.lastIndexOf(" var hoverlink='/quickiearticleshow/4137252.cms'; var wintype1='0'; var imgid = '4371021';var capt = 'Where Re comes from & goes NRIs: Away but united Liberalised norms for NRI investors';var cnt='1'; var ttl='PhD'; var b1=""; if(cnt > 1){ b1 = 'More Pictures '; } var b2 = ' '+ capt +' '; var b3 = ' '+ capt +' '; if (wintype1!='0') { bellyad.innerHTML = b2 + b1; } else { bellyad.innerHTML = b3 + b1; } Last edited: 10-Apr-09 11:16 AM

chiyapasalekaancha · Apr 10, 2009 11:15 AM · 13,046 views

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sounds like a plan.  i hope this bill passes.

Riten · Apr 10, 2009 11:33 AM

This plan ensures that more people will end up spending a lot of money on education in order to get the coveted greencard after they finish their PHD.

grgDai · Apr 10, 2009 11:42 AM

Well, who would want to pay money to get PhD?  Usually, you would get full stipend from your advising professor when you do PhD. This is a clever move though.  Keeping highly qualified people in the US actually generates jobs and keeps the country on the bleeding edge. 

Riten · Apr 10, 2009 12:04 PM

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