Congress may soon consider changing the rules for legal immigration, and the prospect that it could endorse strict new limits on people with technical skills is dividing the scientific community. In general, university and industry leaders defend current quotas, while some engineering societies and a group of young scientists are pushing for tighter limits. Congress raised quotas in the early 1990's to remedy a purported shortage of U.S. technical workers. Simpson's plan is in committee and should reach the Senate floor in a few weeks. We are a volunteer network.
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