[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 128 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         STEM JOBS ACT OF 2012

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6429, the 
STEM Jobs Act of 2012. This pro-growth, pro-jobs legislation will 
create a smarter and more focused immigration system for our country by 
prioritizing new immigrant visas for the best and brightest foreign 
students of American universities in the science, technology, 
engineering, and math fields.
  These fields are the fastest-growing segments of our economy, and 
retention of these highly skilled American-trained innovators is 
critical to future economic growth in our country.
  Rather than giving the boot to students who are American-educated at 
our best universities, like the University of Kansas, in these advanced 
fields of study, we should work together to ensure these bright minds 
can stay here and continue helping to boost our goal of competitiveness 
rather than returning to their home nation to work against us.
  Mr. Speaker, by working together in bipartisan fashion to prioritize 
these students in our national immigration policy, we can boost job 
creation and improve our economy by allowing the U.S. to retain some of 
the best and brightest minds.

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