A bipartisan Senate Committee has endorsed giving green cards to graduates of Masters and PhD STEM programs. We want to call attention to this measure, not just as a critical and just piece of immigration reform, but as a way to greatly boost this country's entrepreneurial engine. A huge portion of this country's pool of STEM talent are immigrants, and we kick them out as soon as we educate them - what Mayor Bloomberg has called "national suicide."
The majority of new jobs in the US are created by small high-growth businesses (McKinsey 2012). Any veteran of Silicon Valley will tell you the crucial role educated immigrants play in building these companies. Help create US jobs by keeping educated talent within the US.