The lure of permanent residence
His analysis is controversial. Some experts believe the issue of foreign students leaving the U.S. after graduation has less to do with immigration policy than with the dynamics of the global economy.
"The survey shows the obvious: Rational people will go where the jobs are, and the jobs are in India and China," says Ron Hira, assistant professor of public policy at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Hira says it may well make sense to offer permanent residence to a greater number of talented workers. But he contends that the survey results don't support the argument for more H-1Bs, which are temporary work visas.
Image: Indian students at an American university campus. | Photograph: Paresh Gandhi/Rediff Archives
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