Judge gives breathing room to 34,000 foreign workers

Computerworld:  A U.S. judge is giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an additional 90 days to get its act together on the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.

There are approximately 34,000 foreign workers in the U.S. employed under the Optional Practical Training STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) extension. All students are eligible to work on their student visa for 12 months; STEM students have the ability to work an additional 17 months.

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