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Adam Schiff: “We kick them out of the country, which seems enormously counterproductive to me, given that we are not creating enough…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
We kick them out of the country, which seems enormously counterproductive to me, given that we are not creating enough engineers and scientists here.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff criticizes visa policies that hinder foreign STEM graduates from staying in the U.S.

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