Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force

Matthews, Christine M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Higher education;    Alien labor;    Foreign students - U.S.;    Immigration;    Science policy;   

RP-ID  :  97-746
RP-ID  :  97-746_2007Jan12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The scientific community has been divided over proposals to impose stricterimmigration limits on people with scientific and technical skills. Attempts to settleupon the balance between the needs for a highly skilled scientific and technicalworkforce, and the need to protect and ensure job opportunities, salaries, and workingconditions of U.S. scientific personnel, will continue to be debated. This reportaddresses these issues and their implications.