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Suggesting the positive direction of the U.S. EB-5 immigration program, economic and immigration experts are proposing even more ways to stir job creation in the U.S. by allowing foreign investors to bring their ideas and capital to the country.

Paul Kedrosky and Brad Feld, columnists for the Wall Street Journal, wrote that government officials should leverage the nation’s standing as one of the more attractive countries for immigration and entrepreneurship by enacting measures similar to those under the EB-5 visa program.

Specifically, the analysts argue the ways that an immigration visa could help the U.S. compete for jobs on the global market.

“We think that science and engineering graduates should get visas stapled to their diplomas,” Kedrosky and Feld wrote in the WSJ.

They added, “You complete your higher education here, you get to stay so that you can get out and create jobs, innovate and grow the economy. Uncle Sam wants you, if you’re a prospective entrepreneur.”

Currently, the EB-5 visa program invites international prospectors to invest at least $500,000 in an American business, to be routed for an expedited U.S. green card process.