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waitwhatwhoa on July 18, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Data on How America Sold Out Its Computer Science ...

The STEM OPT _extension_ is an additional year on top of the one year that all graduates get. I believe the article is arguing for getting rid of that extension, not all OPT.

azinman2 on July 18, 2025 [–]

Good point, but does 2 vs 3 years really make a difference in the context of the larger argument?

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