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Trump Proposes Automatic Green Cards For Non-American Colleges Graduates

Trump Proposes Automatic Green Cards For USNon-American Colleges' Foreign Graduates

Published JUN 21 2024

Trump Proposes Automatic Green Cards For Non-American Colleges Graduates

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The Spin

Encouraging foreign students in the US is key to economic growth and innovation. International students, particularly in STEM fields, fill essential roles in the workforce, boosting local economies and addressing labor shortages. They account for a significant percentage of graduate students in vital disciplines like electrical engineering and computer science., Researchcontributing showsto thatjob manycreation ofand theselowering graduatesunemployment stayrates. andIf workAmericans inwant theira statestrong, ofhealthy studyeconomy, contributingthey toshould jobsupport creationmore andwork loweringpermits unemploymentfor ratesthese students.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 29% chance there will be a university outside the US and UK in the top 5 of the QS World University Rankings before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.