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Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force

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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs
Author
Matthews, Christine M.
Abstract

[From Summary] The increased presence of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs and in the scientific workforce has been and continues to be of concern to some in the scientific community. Enrollment of U.S. citizens in graduate science and engineering programs has not kept pace with that of foreign students in those programs. In addition to the number of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs, a significant number of university faculty in the scientific disciplines are foreign, and foreign doctorates are employed in large numbers by industry. Many in the scientific community maintain that in order to compete with countries that are rapidly expanding their scientific and technological capabilities, the country needs to bring to the United States those whose skills will benefit society and will enable us to compete in the new-technology based global economy. However,the academic community is concerned that the more stringent visa requirements for foreign students may have a continued impact on enrollments in colleges and universities. There are those who believe that the underlying problems of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs is not necessarily that there are too many foreign-born students, but that there are not enough U.S. students. This report will be updated periodically.

Date Issued
2006-01-01
Keywords
foreign
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science
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engineer
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U.S.
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institution
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labor
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force
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student
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graduate
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program
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workforce
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community
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faculty
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industry
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enrollment
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No Copyright - United States
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https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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article

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