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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779469503321

Autore

West Darrell M. <1954->

Titolo

Brain Gain [[electronic resource] ] : Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC, : Brookings Institution Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8157-2231-1

1-283-95193-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Brookings FOCUS Book

Disciplina

325.73

Soggetti

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Prefact to the Original Edition; The Costs and Benefits of Immigration; Competing Policy Principles; Overcoming Particularistic Politics; Problematic Media Coverage; Shifting Public Opinion; Porous Borders and Unequal Justice; The Einstein Principle; Notes; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Many of America's greatest artists, scientists, investors, educators, and entrepreneurs have come from abroad. Rather than suffering from the ""brain drain"" of talented and educated individuals emigrating, the United States has benefited greatly over the years from the ""brain gain"" of immigration. These gifted immigrants have engineered advances in energy, information technology, international commerce, sports, arts, and culture. To stay competitive, the United States must institute more of an open-door policy to attract unique talents from other nations. Yet Americans resist such a poli