US' STEM worker debate has a data problem
The Trump administration is steadily tightening pathways for foreign workers and international students, arguing the measures will better protect American jobs. Since returning to office, it has imposed a $100,000 fee on most new H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap, proposed extending additional H-1B and L-1 filing fees to visa extension applications for certain employers, tightened scrutiny of student visas and work authorisation, and signalled plans to overhaul the Optional Practical Tra…

