America’s scientific preeminence is built on its ability to attract, retain, and empower global talent
Immigration
While much of the political controversy around immigration in the United States has revolved around illegal immigration, it is the broken system for legal immigration that is the core problem. If America once again becomes a magnet for the world’s best and brightest, those already here will greatly benefit from job growth, wage growth, and innovation.
U.S. attitudes on immigration have remained solidly positive over the long term
Complex laws keep these new Americans from fully contributing to the workforce
Our current system provides several underutilized pathways for extraordinary individuals to live and work in the United States
High-skill immigrants provide economic and social benefits to the country
Because it takes years and many thousands of dollars to educate and train effective physicians, the time to address this predicted shortage is now