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 STEMgreen card program.
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.
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.