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STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce trends & policy considerations /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hauppauge, N.Y. :
Nova Science,
2013.
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| Colección: | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; (STEM) Degrees(; Summary; Introduction; Background; Caveat; Temporary Foreign Students; Foreign Nationals Earning STEM Degrees; Temporary Foreign Workers; Optional Practical Training (OPT); Temporary Professional Specialty Worker: H-1B Visas; Other Professional Specialty Workers: TN and E-3 Visas; Pathways to Legal Permanent Residence; Permanent Employment-based Admissions; Employment-Based I-485 Applications Pending
- Legislative History of STEM VisasSelected Legislation in the 112th Congress; Policy Discussion; Two Perspectives on STEM Immigration Prospects; STEM Graduates Face Long Waits for LPR Status; Stay Rates of STEM Graduates Remain High; U.S. Labor Market Needs; Defining/Refining STEM Fields; Colleges and Universities as Immigration Gatekeepers; Context of Broader Immigration Reform; Appendix. Other High-Skilled Temporary Employment Categories; Cultural Exchange Workers: J Visas57; Multinational Executive and Specialist Employees: L Visas; International Investors: E Visas
- Persons with Outstanding and Extraordinary Ability: O VisasEnd Notes; STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future(; Executive Summary; What is STEM?; STEM Employment and Worker Earnings; STEM Jobs and STEM Degrees; STEM Joblessness; Educational Attainment of STEM Workers; Conclusion; End Notes; Women in STEM: A Gender Gap; to Innovation(; Executive Summary; Women in STEM jobs; STEM Worker Earnings and Gender; STEM Degrees and Fields of Study by Gender; STEM Degrees and Careers by Gender; STEM Premiums and Gender; Conclusion; End Notes; Education Supports Racial and Ethnic Equality in STEM)
- Executive SummarySTEM Employment by Race and Hispanic Origin; STEM Employment and Education by Race and Hispanic Origin; Foreign-born STEM workers; STEM Worker Earnings by Race and Hispanic Origin; Conclusion; End Note; Two Decades of Increasing Diversity More than Doubled the Number of Minority Graduate Students in Science and Engineering(; Graduate Student Enrollment in S Field of Study; Enrollment Status; Sex and Citizenship; Race and Ethnicity; First-Time, Full-Time Enrollment, by Citizenship and Field; Postdoctoral Appointees in S Field of Appointment
- Demographic CharacteristicsSurvey Information; Data Limitations and Availability; End Notes; Testimony of Darla Whitaker, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, Texas Instruments. Hearing on "STEM the Tide: Should America Try to Prevent an Exodus; of Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities with Advanced; Science Degrees?"(; About Texas Instruments; Hiring at Texas Instruments; What Congress Can Do