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US should expand visa for STEM talent, says Congressional report

The report highlights that every time a foreign-born student returns to their home country from the US, they take with them critical knowledge and capacity.

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Notably, China sends the most STEM students to the United States, with India a close second, the report said.

Press Trust of India
A new US Congressional report on defence has urged the Trump administration to aggressively expand visa for the foreign STEM talent, emphasising that America must ensure people with critical knowledge and capacity stay in the country.
 
The Future of Defense Tasks Force report, 2020, which was released by the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, highlights that every time a foreign-born student returns to their home country from the US, they take with them critical knowledge and capacity.
 
“The United States must increase its retention of foreign talent US. When these foreign-born students return to their home countries,