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iiclr-18585	Papa, Jeff; Whelan, Jessica	Regaining the Economic Edge: Policy Proposals for High-skill Worker and Student Authorizations	2015	14	.pdf	application/pdf	6096	256	49	37 See Position Statement: U.S. Talent Crisis, NAT’L ASS’N OF C.S & EMP’RS (Oct. 2007), http://www.naceweb.org/advocacy/position-statements/united-states-talent-crisis.aspx. 2015] REGAINING THE ECONOMIC EDGE 41 One major issue in the current immigration system is the disparity between the number of U.S. students pursuing STEM degrees and the projected need for top talent in STEM careers.38 Between 2010 and 2020, employment in STEM occupations is expected to expand faster than employment in non-STEM occupations by seventeen versus fourteen percent.39 More specifically, setting aside for purposes of this paper the larger issue of the need to grow U.S. student interest in STEM fields, how can the short-term STEM needs of the United States be met?	cache/iiclr-18585.pdf	txt/iiclr-18585.txt