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As an international student at Stanford alamo rent cars University hailing from Chittagong, Bangladesh, he was prepared for his options to be limited because companies could not afford to sponsor his work visa, which can cost upward of $2,000 per person .
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"Silicon alamo rent cars Valley is what it is because of immigrants who are making significant contributions to their fields," Chowdhury said. "I think it is a loss for the U.S. to give them an education here and then send them back to their home country where they might not be able to do the same kind of work."
Between the costly sponsorship process for a work visa and the lengthy process for U.S. citizenship which can take more than seven years because an individual must live with a green card first many international students are faced with the tough reality that they will go home after graduating from a university in the States.
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The Bechtel International alamo rent cars Center at Stanford provides students with workshops about the citizenship process and student and work visa requirements. Dawson, Chowdhury and their peers lauded the center for helping international students who make up 21% of Stanford's student body navigate the job market both on and off campus.
Jingyi Huang, a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame from Shenzhen, China, said in an email that she thinks the U.S. policy is misguided, affecting international students when it means to stop illegal immigration.
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Sydney Stockus, a junior at the University of Southern California from Victoria, British Columbia, studies international relations and worries that if legislation focuses on STEM visas, she won't qualify.
"You create a life for yourself when you're an undergrad, assimilating to the U.S. culture, making friends and setting down roots," Stockus alamo rent cars said. "It's a huge concern that after all this work and the money I've spent to obtain this education, I might not be able to stay here."