Reforms urged on visa quota; High-skilled workers scarce.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)
Washington Times, The, April, 2008
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Byline: Hsin-Yin Lee, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Researchers say the size of the nation's high-skilled labor force has stagnated in the past 30 years and urged the government to reform visa quotas to bring in more foreign talent to ease the workload.
The Peterson Institute for International Economics, a District-based think tank, released research last week showing this decline could harm the nation's economic competitiveness.
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Project researcher Jacob Funk Kirkegaard said the share of Americans ages 25 to 34 who possess high-end job skills is lower now than when baby boomers ...
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