H-1B bill seeks to 'staple' green cards to PhDs

U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), introduced what he calls the "Stopping Trained in America PhDs From Leaving the Economy Act of 2009 (HR 1791)." By design, the bill's acronym, STAPLE, represents the stapling of science, technology, engineering and mathematics PhD diplomas onto green cards, granting their holders permanent residency.

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