As the midterm elections approach, immigration policy is back in the news. With rising migration at the southern border and the Biden administration’s pending decision to lift Title 42 public health restrictions, illegal immigration will likely be a campaign issue in the months ahead. But there’s one aspect of immigration policy that deserves strong bipartisan support: increasing the number of high-skilled immigrants able to work in the United States.

Over the past decade, the U.S. has faced a shortage of workers skilled in science, technology, engineering, and math.