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(392 posts)Thats why the President supports legislative measures that would attract and retain immigrants who create jobs and boost competitiveness here in the U.S. including "stapling" green cards to the diplomas of certain foreign-born graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields as a part of his vision for building a 21st century immigration system.
We reiterated this message on our call, and also discussed what the Administration is doingindependent of Congressto help improve existing immigration policies to attract and keep the best and the brightest in our country. During the Q&A session, callers raised many concerns regarding F-1 and other visas targeted for highly skilled immigrants. Among these was a question regarding the possibility of extending employment authorization to certain spouses of H-1B visa holders who are awaiting the adjudication of green card applications
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/02/conversation-we-people-about-immigration-policy
this may be why he was not receptive to hearing about anyone displaced by guest workers