Overstayed Visas

[SunsetBengal]

(01-25-2016, 09:33 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: if that was truly the problem, then I would agree with you.
We already have more people with STEM Degrees that we have Jobs available in STEM fields.
So, that doesn't appear to be the problem.

That is simply not true.  The US is actually importing people, just to do engineering and technology related fields, for lack of quality applicants from inside the US.

One small example.
http://www.informationweek.com/team-building-and-staffing/microsoft-defends-hiring-foreign-workers/d/d-id/1107611?

A list, compiled by Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2015/02/17/the-highest-paying-in-demand-jobs-in-america/#3fc0066f2856
All smart jobs

This one offers some explanation.
https://www.randstadusa.com/workforce360/jobs-the-economy/engineering-jobs-in-demand-for-2015/255/

Just good reading, as to why..
http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2007/09/beware_the_h-1b_visa.html