High-Skilled Immigration
How can we attract and retain superstar talent from around the globe?
Today, we face increasing competition to be the home for the world’s top scientists and technical practitioners. Unlike many of our industrialized counterparts, such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, we have no dedicated pathway for entrepreneurs or high-skilled immigrants to live permanently in the country. Through both legislation and executive action, the United States urgently needs to start taking a proactive approach to recruiting global talent.
In addition to publishing policy briefs, IFP also maintains a repository of other high-skilled immigration resource materials.
High-Skilled Immigration
Featured Publication
The “Wage Level” Mirage
How DHS’s H-1B proposal could help outsourcers and hurt US-trained talent
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No Time to Visit
Long visa wait times are a national liability
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Most of America’s Top AI Companies Were Founded by Immigrants
Immigrant founders are making the United States the global leader in AI
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Strengthening America’s AI Workforce
11 recommendations to recruit the world's top AI talent
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High-Skilled Immigration Research Team
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Talent Recruitment Roulette: Replacing the H-1B Lottery
We could almost double the economic value of the H-1B program without changing the number of visas
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Maximizing the Scientific ROI from International PhDs
Scientific grants should be awarded on the basis of merit, not nationality.
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Practical Ways to Modernize the Schedule A List
An analysis of responses to the Department of Labor's recent Request for Information
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Expelling Excellence: Exchange Visitor Restrictions on High-Skill Migrants in the United States
Examining the Exchange Visitor Skills List, a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States
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Meeting U.S. Defense Science and Engineering Workforce Needs
A progress report on recent efforts to retain highly skilled foreign-born STEM talent
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Bolstering STEM Talent with the National Interest Waiver
How a 2022 update streamlines the green card process
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The Talent Scout State
How the U.S. can proactively recruit high-potential immigrants
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Create Your Own Data-Driven Update to Schedule A
Plan an update to the government's shortage occupation list in a new interactive app
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Modernizing the H-1B Program
A response to DHS’ proposed changes to better support regional innovation and emerging technology career development
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Help Wanted: Modernizing the Schedule A Shortage Occupation List
A new data-driven method to identify gaps in the labor market
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A Serious Case for Dynamic Scoring
Innovation policy has a budget problem, and Congress has a chance to fix it
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Visa Interview Waivers after COVID
Even though the COVID emergency is over, personal appearance waivers should be a standing policy in low-risk cases
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Harnessing Global Talent for Regional Innovation
Three ways the executive branch can streamline visa pathways to support new regional innovation hubs
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Renew Visas at Home
Domestic visa reissuance has been suspended since 2004 — it's time to bring it back
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Biden’s Visa Breakdown
America’s dysfunctional visa system threatens a White House Summit – and US national security
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Creating a Global Skill Partnership with Central America Using Existing US Visas
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The Case for High-Skilled Immigration Reform
(And How to Make It Happen)
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Semiconductor Investments Won’t Pay Off If Congress Doesn’t Fix the Talent Bottleneck
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STEM Immigration Is Critical to American National Security
America’s ability to attract the world’s leading minds is an asymmetric advantage
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Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Latest Actions to Attract Stem Talent to the US
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