More foreign grads of U.S. colleges are staying in the country to work, by Neil G. Ruiz

"May 18 2017

A growing number of high-skilled foreign workers find jobs in the United States under a program known as Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows foreign graduates from U.S. universities to work in the country on a temporary basis. The federal government approved nearly 700,000 OPT applications in fiscal years 2008 through 2014, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data received through a Freedom of Information Act request. Data suggest that the total number of foreign graduates using OPT may continue to increase in subsequent years: More than 1 million foreign students studied at U.S. higher educational institutions in the 2015-16 school year, a record high...."

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http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/05/18/more-foreign-grads-of-u-s-colleges-are-staying-in-the-country-to-work/