The Biden Administration is planning a campaign to attract Russian scientists and engineers to the US, in an effort to further weaken Russiaβs science and technology base. It also plans to help Russian physicists at the CERN nuclear lab continue working there, rather than return home when their normal visas expire, if they wish. The plan, first reported 29 April by Bloomberg News and confirmed to Science|Business, is part of a $33 billion supplemental spending bill for the Ukraine war that President Biden sent to Congress 28 April, officials said. The legislation includes language that would permit technically qualified Russians with masters or doctoral degrees in a range of fields to immigrate to the US without the usual visa requirement that they have a job lined up in advance. They would have to pass a US security background check. And for Russians working at CERN, the worldβs premier high-energy physics lab near Geneva, the US in consultation with other G7 countries plans to help them keep working there ifβ¦
