Delivered electronically via www.regulations.gov April 3, 2024 Brent Parton Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: ETA–2023–0006, Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupatio. [...] Parton: On behalf of The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration (“Presidents’ Alliance”) and commenter organizations, I write to provide comment in response to the Department of Labor’s request for information related to the inclusion of additional occupations in Schedule A (“Request for Information”).1 The nonpartisan, nonprofit Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immig. [...] The Alliance is composed of over 550 leaders of public and private colleges and universities, enrolling over five million students across the United States.3 In considering whether to add occupations to Schedule A, the Presidents’ Alliance suggests the Department look to trends in enrollment and graduation of international students relative to American-born students in Science, Technology, Enginee. [...] Institutions of higher education serve as gateways to the STEM workforce, and currently, international students pursue STEM degrees at higher rates than their American-born counterparts.4 This indicates a persistent lack of American-born workers qualified to fill positions in these fields. [...] Sincerely, Miriam Feldblum Executive Director Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration On behalf of the following commenter organizations: ETS Institute of International Education (IIE) NAFSA: Association of International Educators Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration 5 See Jon Marcus, How Other Countries Are Luring Workers Trained in U.
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United States of America
