US allows more foreign students to work to support economy

The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that the United States is adding 22 majors to its apprenticeship program for foreign students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics “to support economic growth and innovation.”

Stem Optional Practical Training (OPT) is called, The program allows students with bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees in certain fields of study to live in the United States for up to 36 months to work in their major.

“The innovation of the trunk allows us to solve the complex challenges we face today and make a difference in the way we ensure security and protect our country,” said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mallorcas.

Among the 22 new fields of study are bioenergy, forestry, forest resource production and management, human-centered technology design, cloud computing, anthropology, climate science, earth systems science, economics and computer science, and environmental geosciences. Studies, sports and sports economics and atmospheric sciences.

These “long-awaited” immigration decisions will have a positive economic impact and help the United States compete more effectively in the 21st century, encourage entrepreneurship and innovation, and also benefit the country during the current labor shortage. Director of the American Council on Immigration.

The United States has been facing a labor shortage for months, especially for low-paying jobs, in the context of an epidemic that has increased pensions and caused a phenomenon known as “grand layoffs,” when employees change jobs in search of better ones. the conditions.