We should help foreign graduates and foreign professionals, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through an increased number of available H-1B work visas and a STEM green card program.

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The bipartisan plan unveiled Monday proposes, among other things, an expansion of the H-1B visa program and granting green cards to anyone with an advanced STEM degree from an American university.

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The SMART Act, introduced by Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE), is better because it would create a new temporary visa for STEM graduates without eliminating any other green card categories.

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Japanese electronics firms have been pushing into areas such as green energy and medical devices as they try to stem losses and move away from an emphasis on consumer products.

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The bill would release up to 55, 000 green cards for immigrants completing post-graduate degrees in a STEM field at U.S. research universities.

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Current proposals range from simply stapling a green card to the diploma of any foreign graduate to only for technical (STEM) PhDs.

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The stem cells were given physical or chemical cues to create the desired type, Green said.

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Stem cells taken from one mouse and put in another can be identified by their green glow.

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The STAR Act, introduced by John Cornyn (R-TX), would eliminate the diversity lottery and redirect those green cards toward foreign graduates of American universities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (STEM).

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