We are encouraged by the administration's move to keep talented graduates of US universities here in the United States, and look forward to reviewing the details of the regulation to assess how much relief this will provide," Robert Hoffman, vice president for government and public affairs at Oracle and co-chair of Compete America, said.
Microsoft chief lobbyist Jack Krumholtz applauded the extension, saying it 'allows US companies to recruit, hire, and retain the best graduating science, technology, engineering and math students trained at the top US universities.'