The final passage of this act is a significant step in creating alternatives to jobs in rogue nations in the Middle East. It waives the job offer requirement for scientists from the former Soviet Union with expertise in nuclear technology as well as broadening the classification of those with exceptional ability. Both of these changes to current immigration law will make it easier for scientists of the Commonwealth of Independent States to come to the United States. without endangering American jobs here. Other aspects of the original proposal have either been undertaken by the administration already or are under consideration by the administration. and have consequently been removed from the final version of the bill. The first recommendation. that some of the money allocated for destruction of Soviet nuclear weapons be used to keep the scientists gainfully employed in research and other projects necessary for transition to a peaceful. hightech economy. was adopted in large part in the plan announced by Secretary Baker earlier this year.
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