High-Skilled Immigration

Biden Administration’s actions on international STEM talent

July 24th 2024

An early version of this table was originally published in “Meeting US Defense Science and Engineering Workforce Needs: A Progress Report,” a forthcoming working paper in “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 4, Chicago: University of Chicago Press,” last updated February 21, 2025.

This table summarizes select actions taken by the Biden administration to policies and regulations that benefit international advanced STEM degree holders in the United States.