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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by light_hue_1 on Thursday December 28, 2023 @10:59AM (#38794723)
> This isn't because most international students love academia: It's because the immigration system, as described earlier, just makes the piece of paper they hand you so much more valuable that it'd be for someone that is already a US citizen.

Nonsense. I've been at a typical STEM department at a top us institution for a decade and interacted with thousands of students. I can count the number of students who were in it for a visa. You don't do a 5-6 year PhD simply for a green card. There are easier ways.

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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by cyberax on Thursday December 28, 2023 @04:30PM (#38798888)
> There are easier ways.

Such as?..

If you're from a capped country, your options are limited. For EB-2/EB-3 the wait time for Indian nationals is around 12 years.

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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by selimthegrim on Thursday December 28, 2023 @07:09PM (#38800316)
Depending on what you think a top institution is I assure you there are plenty from say, Nepal or Sri Lanka who would do that for a green card.
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