White House faces tight deadlines for saving STEM program

ComputerWorld ^ | Sep 8, 2015 12:57 PM PT | By Patrick Thibodeau

[11th_VA]

... Between today and Oct. 15, DHS needs to reach out to interested parties, finalize the proposed rule, respond to comments, make a final decision, create the final rule, and get White House Office of Management and Budget approval, Miano said.

There is an expectation among some immigration attorneys that the White House may seek to broaden the rule and expand it beyond 17 months, an action that Ian Macdonald, an immigration attorney at Greenberg Traurig, said may happen.

Macdonald said the U.S. can meet the deadline. "We understand that a new rule will be released in late September or early October followed by a 30- or 60-day comment period. While timing will be tight, this schedule would allow for a final rule to be issued by January 2015, thereby avoiding a disaster for students and US employers," he said.

The technology workers' local believes that the OPT program brings in low-wage workers, creating unfair competition. Miano said the OPT action creates a hot political issue for the Obama administration. The administration didn't act to protect U.S. workers at Southern California Edison and Disney, but "now that foreign workers will be losing their jobs, how would it look if Obama went into overdrive to protect their jobs?"

[11th_VA]

The administration didn't act to protect U.S. workers at Southern California Edison and Disney, but "now that foreign workers will be losing their jobs, how would it look if Obama went into overdrive to protect their jobs?"

Somebody feed that line to Trump ...

[11th_VA]

The STEM extension was vacated last month by U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle, who said the government erred by not seeking public comment prior to expanding the OPT program. The court gave the government six months -- until Feb. 12, 2016 -- to address the problem. This means publishing a new OPT extension rule and making it available for public comment. If this doesn't happen, STEM student visa holders working on the extension may be forced to return to their home countries.

[P-Marlowe]

"now that foreign workers will be losing their jobs, how would it look if Obama went into overdrive to protect their jobs?"

Normal.

[The Antiyuppie]

After ruining generations of young American minds with their garbage educational system, the wine,cheese (Democrat), and country club (Republican)components of the Uniparty have to look elsewhere for more willing and capable slaves.

[UCANSEE2]

After ruining generations of young American minds with their garbage educational system, the wine,cheese (Democrat), and country club (Republican)components of the Uniparty have to look elsewhere for more willing and capable slaves.

Well.... there are always those immigrant refugee children from Syria

[cicero2k]

Time for another executive order.

What happens when no one is on our side?

Trump.

No matter how vile his insults, he’s the only one to beat the uniparty, or most likely to.

[This_far]

What happens when no one is on our side?

We become the underdog and win (at least according to Boehner & Mc what's his name's apparent agenda)

[This_far]

STEM...

Appropriately named from resident Doobie

[gunsequalfreedom]

Every Republican that votes for this should resign in shame. It is the GOP that is driving this one.

Everyone reading this that does not call their Congressman and tell them to end this insanity should also be ashamed.

This robs jobs from Americans graduating with high tech degrees.

How much lower do we want to go as a country? Those students that work hard to be the best and the brightest are shown to be fools for their efforts.

[bamahead]

Ping.

[ConservingFreedom]

H-1B ping. Let me know if you're not on the list and want to be added (or are and want to be removed).

[zeestephen]

Re: “He [Trump] is the only one to beat the uniparty.”

I wish.....

1996 - Republican Donald Trump supports Bob Dole.

2000 - Trump quits GOP, seeks presidential nomination from Ross Perot's Reform Party.

2004 - Trump quits Reform Party, joins Democrat Party, supports John Kerry.

2006 - Trump briefly campaigns for governor of New York, as a Democrat.

2011 - Trump quits Democrat Party, re-joins Republican Party, briefly campaigns for the GOP nomination, then supports Romney.

Can Trump beat the Uniparty?

Well, since he has joined, and run for political office, from each of the three largest political parties, he certainly has expert knowledge about the Uniparty!