An article in today’s Washington Post highlights a new emerging trend in immigration — foreign professionals with degrees in math, science, and special education are turning to teaching as a way to work legally in the US. These highly educated teachers fill a much needed employment gap caused by retiring teachers. Because many school districts have affiliations with colleges and universities and are non-profits, potential teachers are able to obtain cap-exempt H-1b visas to work provided they meet state licensing requirements for teachers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091400020.html
Posted by: Katie Jacob, Esq.