New York Senator Introduces The BRAINS Act

Don't you find it a bit hard to believe we don't have enough talent in the U.S. to fill the needs of Silicon Alley? Also, does anyone else hear a zombie voice when they read "BRAAAIIINS?"

The legislator hopes to increase the number of qualified tech workers by reforming U.S. immigration policy -- something many have attempted in the past. Schumer plans to introduce a bill Wednesday called the Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act -- the BRAINS Act, for short. It will start a two-year pilot program to designate 55,000 new green cards each year for foreign-born STEM students graduating with advanced degrees from U.S. schools and will reduce the red tape to obtain a student visa.

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