New legislation unveiled on Tuesday in the Senate is partially aimed at allowing more skilled foreign workers to remain in the U.S..
In an op-ed in Politico, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jerry Moran (R-Ks.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) wrote that their Startup Act 2.0 deals with the fact that ?More than a quarter of technology and engineering companies created in the U.S. between 1995 and 2005 had at least one key founder who was foreign-born.?
The Senators proposed the creation of several new Visas that they say will give the U.S. an advantage in the global marketplace. More on that from the op-ed:
?Startup Act 2.0 creates an Entrepreneur?s Visa for legal immigrants, so they can remain in the U.S., where their talent and ideas can fuel growth and create American jobs. It also creates a new STEM visa so that U.S.-educated foreign students who graduate with a master?s or a doctorate in science, technology, engineering or mathematics can receive a green card and stay in this country, launch businesses and create jobs.
Our plan also eliminates the per-country caps for employment-based immigrant visas ? which hinder U.S. employers from recruiting the top-tier talent they need to succeed. U.S. future economic competitiveness depends on our winning the global battle for talent.?
Aside from immigration, the legislation contains provisions that attempt to build on the JOBS Act, which became law earlier this year.
(Click here?to read the op-ed)
?Many of these bipartisan ideas are supported by President Barack Obama?s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness,? the Senators wrote.
The bill is supported by AOL Founder Steve Case, who is a member of President Obama?s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Case was also an ardent supporter of the JOBS Act.
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