We have a shortage of many research scientists in the USA. We've had it for years. But, yeah, let's keep them OUT of the USA. Oh, and let's keep the entrepreneurs out, as well. They can make jobs in their own countries.
Fuck the Statue of Liberty while we're at it. It's fucking French anyway.
We've "had" it for years because conservatives do their damndest to make sure that people who even think of going into research or engineering..do so at the lowest possible wage. So, people who would otherwise be great at these jobs..get their MBAs.
You're on the money once more. The goal is to get the optimum number of Americans working. Issuing more visas or longer-termed visas isn't going to do that. And that's just the fact of the matter.
You have been getting your ass kicked all over the globe on this thread and yet you come back for more.
The goal is to hire the best qualified people for the job. Each productive person in turn produces more work for others. Since one goal of Romney's proposed visa program is to attract entrepreneurs, those are the very people who create jobs. So how do we get fewer jobs if we are importing productive educated people in many cases with money to invest in our economy? Answer, we dont, we get more.