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Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
FIGURE EI-5 Top producers of computer science bachelor’s degree, 2001.
SOURCE: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Preparing Womenand Minorities for the IT Workforce: The Role of Nontraditional EducationalPathways. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005. Available at: http://www.aaas.org/publications/books_reports/ITW/PDFs/Complete_book.pdf.
“Expand temporary wage supplements that help move workers more quickly off unemployment insurance and into new jobs and on-the-job training. The Alternative Trade Adjustment for Older Workers Program should be expanded to include younger workers and should not be linked exclusively to trade dislocation.”37
“Re-institute H1-B training grants to ensure that Americans are trained in the skills and fields for which companies now bring in foreign nationals.”38
“Establish an expedited immigration process, including automatic work permits and residency status for foreign students who: a) hold graduate degrees in S&E from American universities, b) have been offered jobs by US-based employers and who have passed security screening tests.”39
