Its goal was to keep these students in the United States which would increase the country's brain trust and also have a highly skilled workforce for industry and technology. For the students and graduates, it was an easier way of acquiring citizenship in the United States.
The STEM jobs act was simplified as an act of "stapling a green card to their (foreign students) diplomas."
The proposed bill would also help bring the US back to the forefront of science and technology by utilizing foreign students studying in the country was rejected by the US House of Representatives.
Sadly, the bill came up short when it was voted on. Only 30 democrats voted on the bill with all but 5 republicans gave their approval bringing the positive vote to 257. But because the bill was brought to the floor under special consideration which suspends House rules, the required vote needed for the bill was 274 votes.
