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June 1, 2022
Paulina Enck
As the Department of Defense (DoD) ramps up its efforts to bolster U.S. cybersecurity in response to increasing cyberattacks on U.S. systems, the agency will require a larger pool of high-skilled workers with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) credentials to combat these threats. In a new insight, AAF’s Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Whitney Appel explore the potential impact of the America COMPETES Act provision and similar proposals that would lift the cap on the number of highly skilled STEM-focused Ph.D. immigrants who are allowed permanent residency in the United States.
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Paulina Enck is a Press Secretary at the American Action Forum.
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