Our companies are sending science and technology jobs abroad given the shortage of such specialized skills in our populace. We need to reverse this trend.
Part I: Students completing education at a four-year USA university (not online) as well as one year of OPT in a science and technology ("S&T") related discipline or professionals who work in the USA on an H1-B visa for one year should be automatically eligible for a FastTrack Green Card.
Part II: All foreign students with S&T master's degrees+ should be eligible to apply for a FastTrack Green Card.
If we plan to win the global S&T race, we need to both retain existing and attract new top-tier talent. To date, a multitude of amazing discoveries, companies, and industries have be created by immigrants. We must reinforce this trend.