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For Immediate Release 
Contact: Dan Gordon ,
617-651-0841 
Jan. 21, 2022

**New STEM Rules Will Enhance Security, Bolster Economy **

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - Today the Biden administration unveiled a new
plan
 to
help attract and retain global talent in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM).  

The plan permits STEM specialists to stay in the U.S. for additional
training, including expanding the eligible fields of expertise in the
STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, makes O-1A nonimmigrant
status more accessible to immigrants of extraordinary ability in STEM
fields, and clarifies the use of national interest waivers for persons
with advanced STEM degrees and entrepreneurs. The effort is a joint
initiative of the State Department and the Department of Homeland
Security.   

In addition to the national security
 benefits
of attracting and retaining STEM talent, education remains a
significant economic boon to the U.S. As of 2020
,
international students contributed $41 billion to the economy each year
(not including an additional $10 billion to the economy in spending
outside of tuition) and are responsible for supporting more
than 458,000 jobs. 

"Attracting global talent - and building a welcoming environment for
the immigrants who bring it - is key to retaining our economic
competitiveness and ensuring our national security," said Ali Noorani,
President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. "When we allow
international students to build a life here, we allow not just
communities but ideas and innovations to flourish."  

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For Immediate Release 
Contact: Dan Gordon ,
617-651-0841 
Jan. 21, 2022 

  

New STEM Rules Will Enhance Security, Bolster Economy 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Biden administration unveiled a new plan

to help attract and retain global talent in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM).  

The plan permits STEM specialists to stay in the U.S. for additional
training, including expanding the eligible fields of expertise in the
STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, makes O-1A nonimmigrant
status more accessible to immigrants of extraordinary ability in STEM
fields, and clarifies the use of national interest waivers for persons
with advanced STEM degrees and entrepreneurs. The effort is a joint
initiative of the State Department and the Department of Homeland
Security.   

In addition to the national security
benefits
of attracting and retaining STEM talent, education remains a
significant economic boon to the U.S. As of 2020
,
international students contributed $41 billion to the economy each year
(not including an additional $10 billion to the economy in spending
outside of tuition) and are responsible for supporting more
than 458,000 jobs. 

"Attracting global talent - and building a welcoming environment for
the immigrants who bring it - is key to retaining our economic
competitiveness and ensuring our national security," said Ali Noorani,
President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. "When we allow
international students to build a life here, we allow not just
communities but ideas and innovations to flourish."  

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