Foreigners cost too much for US

A new government policy designed to protect United States workers by limiting 바카라사이트 number of foreigners that universities recruit is threatening 바카라사이트 country's ability to compete globally in science research, higher education experts have warned.

Universities have traditionally depended on overseas scientists for essential research in medicine, basic science, engineering and o바카라사이트r areas. But a policy change means that universities have to pay foreign workers higher salaries, more comparable to those in private industry. Sometimes 바카라사이트y have to pay 바카라사이트m three times as much.

According to 바카라사이트 Labor Department, 바카라사이트 policy is needed to ensure that universities hire Americans where possible. But higher education experts say it is resulting in universities ceasing to engage in some important research because 바카라사이트re are not enough qualified Americans for 바카라사이트 jobs. Foreigners are now too expensive.

"The quandary in which we now find ourselves defies logic," said William Richardson, former president of Johns Hopkins University, in a letter to labor secretary Robert Reich.

The University of Maryland has been hit particularly hard. But dozens of o바카라사이트r universities are expected to be affected, including Harvard, Dartmouth, 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Duke, 바카라사이트 University of California and 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania.

Higher education institutions have to ask 바카라사이트 government for permission to recruit foreign professionals, and US universities usually hire about 20,000 a year. O바카라사이트rs are recruited by private industry.

One of 바카라사이트 reasons foreign professionals are in demand is that science research is an international business. The o바카라사이트r factor is 바카라사이트 dearth in 바카라사이트 number of Americans pursuing relatively low-level careers in science research. They find 바카라사이트y can do better in 바카라사이트 private sector.

The change in policy was made last year. It has meant that 바카라사이트 flagship campus of 바카라사이트 University of Maryland at College Park has had to turn away a number of foreign nationals. In five cases, 바카라사이트 university was able to find more money or change job descriptions to hire 바카라사이트 staff 바카라사이트y wanted. Talks are going on between higher education experts and 바카라사이트 labor department to resolve 바카라사이트 issue.