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H-1B Visas and the American Economy

Jan 14, 2025 | laurenpolicy.com | Lauren Gilbert |Amy Nice

This post is part of a living literature review on migration. For more information on the project, see here. This was not entirely the post I was planning on writing this week, but: H-1B visas have recently been In The News. The incoming Trump administration seems to be signaling that it is at least somewhat sympathetic to the “tech right” with the appointment of Sriram Krishnan to an advisory position on AI.
Expelling Excellence: Exchange Visitor restrictions on high-skill migrants in the United States - Institute for Progress

Aug 8, 2024 | ifp.org | Michael Clemens |Jeremy Neufeld |Amy Nice

High-Skilled Immigration Examining the Exchange Visitor Skills List, a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States JEL No. F22, J24, O15, O33. The views expressed here are those of the authors alone and do not represent any organization. Clemens acknowledges support from the Peterson Institute for International Economics and from Open Philanthropy.
Meeting U.S. Defense Science and Engineering Workforce Needs

Jul 25, 2024 | ifp.org | Amy Nice

This working paper is forthcoming in “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 4, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.”AbstractRecent years have seen growing recognition of the deep reliance of the U.S. national security innovation base on foreign national advanced degree holders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Bolstering STEM Talent with the National Interest Waiver

Jul 12, 2024 | ifp.org | Jonathan Grode |Amy Nice |Joshua H. Rolf |Barbara Leen

Updates to the National Interest Waiver processFor decades, it has not been clear how immigrant experts with advanced STEM degrees could qualify for a National Interest Waiver (NIW) in the permanent residency process.
Modernizing the H-1B Program

Dec 22, 2023 | ifp.org | Amy Nice |Jeremy Neufeld |Lindsay Milliken

IFP submitted two comments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) concerning the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on modernizing H-1B requirements. One comment explains how cap-exempt H-1Bs can support the federal government’s regional innovation efforts, such as Tech Hubs and the Regional Innovation Engines.