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Your weekly summary from the Council
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FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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This week, Congress passed a bill aimed at boosting the U.S. semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs and increase American competitiveness globally. An earlier version of the bill included provisions meant to bring and retain more immigrants in STEM fields to the United States and help the economy, but the measures were stripped in the Senate.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains the critical role of STEM workers in the U.S. economy and to the country’s innovation, and provides an overview of the characteristics and contributions of foreign-born STEM workers in the United States.
Read more: Foreign-born STEM Workers in the United States
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Without action, Congress could miss an opportunity to try to tamp down runaway food inflation, since prices are being driven in part by a shortage of farm labor. The struggle to find farm workers has only intensified in recent years, thanks to tighter immigration restrictions, the COVID-19 pandemic and the highly competitive labor market. And increasingly, the farm economy is dependent on foreign-born workers, including migrants brought in via the H-2A guest worker program."
– Garret Downs, “The clock ticks down on immigration deal that could help rein in food inflation” in POLITICO
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