[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2670-H2671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THE STAPLE ACT

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, every year, students from around the world 
come to the United States to access our high-quality education and 
universities and colleges. And many of these students obtain doctoral 
degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, and have job 
offers from numerous employers that need their expertise and their 
skills.
  However, too often, our immigration rules send these graduates, some 
of the

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best and brightest minds who will be highly skilled workers and 
entrepreneurs, back to their home countries to become our competitors 
rather than helping grow and create jobs right here.
  Today, I am introducing bipartisan legislation, the STAPLE Act, with 
my colleague, Congressman Mike Quigley, to help fix this problem and 
keep America on the forefront of innovation. The STAPLE Act will exempt 
recent STEM graduates with a Ph.D. with pending job offers from H-1B 
visa quotas.
  Mr. Speaker, our immigration system is broken, and we must take 
action to ensure that the system is fair and that it keeps America 
competitive, and passing the STAPLE Act is a good step in the right 
direction.

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