"Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S. Many were initially hired under H-1B visas, which are granted to as many as 85,000 highly skilled specialists each year, allowing them to work in the U.S. for up to six years."
"A lot of countries in Europe benefited from Brexit, in the sense of capturing really amazing scientists that were working in Britain... In the world of science, top talent is very mobile."
"In 2017, just months into his first term as president, Donald Trump spoke at Snap-on tools in Kenosha, Wis.... Trump singled out H-1B visas in his speech, perhaps unaware that Snap-on used them to hire foreign workers."
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