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: Immigration;    Higher education;    Foreign students;    Science policy;   

RP-ID  :  97-746
RP-ID  :  97-746_2010Oct28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

he increased presence of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs and in the scientific workforce has been and continues to be of concern to some in the scientific community. Enrollment of U.S. citizens in graduate science and engineeringprograms has not kept pace with that of foreign students in those programs. The scientific community has been divided over proposals to impose stricter immigration limits on people with scientific and technical skills. Attempts to settle upon the balance between theneeds for a highly skilled scientific and technical workforce, and the need to protect and ensure job opportunities, salaries, and working conditions of U.S. scientific personnel, will continue to be debated. This report addresses these issues.