Overview
- Rampell points to a rule issued last month that makes it harder for foreign-born recent graduates, including U.S.-educated alumni, to secure visas for skilled jobs.
- She notes the administration plans another rule later this year expected to further restrict how long foreign STEM graduates can remain in the country.
- The analysis highlights an announced $100,000 fee per H-1B hire that would raise costs for employers seeking high-skilled workers from abroad.
- Rampell cites data that international students generate roughly $55 billion in export value while often paying full tuition that helps fund U.S. universities.
- She references research crediting foreign STEM workers with 30% to 50% of U.S. productivity gains from 1990 to 2010 and argues manufacturing jobs are falling despite promises of a shift.