“I Love STEM OPT Extension Rule” – Template for Commenting
At the time of this publishing this blog post there’s over 27,000 published comments to Proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension Rule. Several thousands of negative comments are written by opponents of this rule.
If this trend continues, STEM OPT Extension rule is in danger of not being implemented.
There’s still time left to submit your comment. Use one of two templates listed below to submit your comment.
- Deadline to Submit your comments: Nov 18, 2015
How to Comment?
- Copy the text from one template below
- Go to Comment or Proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule
- Paste the contents and Submit Your Comment
- Ask your friends to Comment.
Template 1: “I Love STEM OPT Extension”
I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension rule.
I Love contributing to Innovation and American Economy. I love the proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule. I strongly support the proposed 24 months STEM OPT Extension Rule.
As an International student and STEM graduate, I like to see this rule published and implemented without adversely affecting the 1000’s of Highly Skilled and Highly Motivated students in F-1 status who are contributing to U.S. Innovation, scientific discovery, technology improvements and U.S. economy.
Template 2: “STEM OPT Extension is MUST”
Here’s another comment from a graduate student in Ohio State University who like to share with others ( feel free to use this template or the previous template)
I strongly support the extension. Here are my reasons for the support:
- Unites Stated is currently facing STEM workforce shortage. This is just a fact. Companies like Facebook, Google hire international students not because they are cheaper labor force, but because US workers do not prefer to
obtain a Graduate degree (MS/Ph.D.) in these areas. - Unemployment among the STEM graduates (undergraduate level) is lower in the US, however, most US-students take up jobs in marketing, sales etc. This represents inclination of American workers towards non-engineering/ non-science jobs. Meanwhile, most F-1 students come for Science and Engineering degrees. Note that these are advanced degrees MS, Ph.D. International students have shown more inclination towards pursuing these degrees in Science and Engineering. This shows that they are more interested in getting jobs in the STEM Areas.
- Therefore, it is not the cheap labor that allows international students to get STEM jobs, but genuine interest and eligibility (due to advanced degrees). Link: Refer: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-130.html
- If at all American-STEM-job problem exists, it will not be solved by blocking the international students from getting those jobs. It will simply hurt the companies that rely on eligible candidates. Eventually, they may end up outsourcing those jobs across the world.
- Students are coming on F-1 visa eventually become Green Card holders or citizens. This greatly benefits America.. This fits the picture of an American dream, which is the sole reason for the American economy.
- Does the US really want students who come to the US and get advanced degrees in the US to go back and contribute to their home-country economy and compete with U.S.?
- Most students come here for education mostly because of job opportunities. If the extension is removed, the chances of getting a job diminish significantly. This will simply lead to students not coming to the US for study.
- Various universities that rely on large tuition collection from foreign nationals will lose a major source of revenue. Not to mention billions-dollars economy that relies on international students renting houses, cars, travel, shopping, phones, buying cars, tourism economy when parents and relatives visit America.
- In the end, I just want to say that, US economy is built on fair competition. This extension gives a fair chance to students to compete and find a job. International students work hard and retain the jobs because they have too much at stake. They have proven to be great workers and an asset to many companies all across the US.
- If this somehow scares the domestic workers, then international workers can not be blamed for that. Even if the extension is to be removed, it cannot be done in such a hurry. What about thousands of students who are already in the US and hoped to find a job. They were not ready for such a ruling, and this Is unfair to them since they made a life choice by coming to the US.
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Why Comment on Proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule?
Here’s an opinion written by a Chinese student:
Chinese students and Indian students must stand together. It is extremely urgent that all Indian students on Indian Forums have to give positive comments. do not dig graves for ourselves. There are previous examples where huge wave of negative comments . Please spread the message to all Indian Students on all Forums, all Facebook groups and all Indian newspapers! – Yi Shi
Based on the flood of negative comments, STEM OPT Extension can be in danger of not being not implemented.
Act Now. Spread the word.
You have to ask all your friends to comment in Support of this Proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule.
Why You Should Comment and How to Comment
What are you all thinking?
You should comment at Regulations.gov and there’s ZERO value in commenting here at Happy Schools blog.
I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension rule.
I Love contributing to Innovation and American Economy. I love the proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule. I strongly support the proposed 24 months STEM OPT Extension Rule.
As an International student and STEM graduate, I like to see this rule published and implemented without adversely affecting the 1000’s of Highly Skilled and Highly Motivated students in F-1 status who are contributing to U.S. Innovation, scientific discovery, technology improvements and U.S. economy.
I strongly support the steam extension.
Apologies for the typo. I strongly believe that STEM OPT duration should be extended. If it is not done it would be unfair to international students.
I strongly support the extention. I have a lot of co-workers who my project depend on are working under this extension. If they leave, our project will be screwed.
I strongly support that STEM opt should get extended to 24-months for a reason that students who are coming from different nations to study and explore new things in USA given the investment they are putting to get a degree here, should get a chance to be a part of nation development and above all to increase individual learning curve and exposure.
I strongly support 24 months STEM OPT extension for brighter future to International Students.
Competition is healthy for the success. That’s how you end up having best of the best and the fruits of their labor benefits all.
Diversity can bring different educational backgrounds together, challenging everybody to perform at their best and bring their ideas to the table that are so unique based on their personal experience from their country, and those ideas can only strengthen and benefit the product of their work.
Who is going to be next Nikola Tesla or Albert Einstein? This is what makes America great, people that are doing their best to be the best and rise above the norm, therefore competition can only benefit the success of all.
I strongly support stem
If opt is extended it will be good exposure to students and it will be good environment for everybody to work with diversified people.
So, I strongly support OPT Extension.
I strongly support 24 months STEM OPT extension for brighter future to International Students.
Opt stem extension rule makes students more beneficial. It is very important for everyone who comes to USA and do their masters. OPT time really helps the student to improvise their skills. There are lots of resources in USA which helps the people to do their practical work and implement them in real time. Each individual have different ideas to invent or improve the existing stuff here in this world. Let us be beneficial for everyone. I love supporting this rule.
I support it very much.
As an International student and STEM graduate, I like to see this rule published and implemented without adversely affecting the 1000’s of Highly Skilled and Highly Motivated students in F-1 status who are contributing to U.S. Innovation, scientific discovery, technology improvements and U.S. economy.
Extension of stem opt is must, to give an extra chance to all students for innovation.
Blocking this rule will not get jobs to American citizens it rather brings down its economy.
Please extend the stem opt for 24months
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I Love contributing to Innovation and American Economy. I love the proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule. I strongly support the proposed 24 months STEM OPT Extension Rule.
As an International student and STEM graduate, I like to see this rule published and implemented without adversely affecting the 1000’s of Highly Skilled and Highly Motivated students in F-1 status who are contributing to U.S. Innovation, scientific discovery, technology improvements and U.S. economy
I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this proposed 24 Months STEM OPT Extension rule.
I Love contributing to Innovation and American Economy. I love the proposed STEM OPT Extension Rule. I strongly support the proposed 24 months STEM OPT Extension Rule.
As an International student and STEM graduate, I like to see this rule published and implemented without adversely affecting the 1000’s of Highly Skilled and Highly Motivated students in F-1 status who are contributing to U.S. Innovation, scientific discovery, technology improvements and U.S. economy.
STEM OPT Extension is MUST
If at all American-STEM-job problem exists, it will not be solved by blocking the international students from getting those jobs. It will simply hurt the companies that rely on eligible candidates. Eventually, they may end up outsourcing those jobs across the world.
All the points above, regarding STEM OPT, are really worth. This extension help international students to showcase their talent to grab opportunities and their by improve US economy. Students invest highly in pursuing an international degree and they is no harm in working for same country where they graduated.
We need more positive comments. Keep spreading the message.
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