02571nam 2200589Ia 450 991045909540332120200520144314.01-282-64161-197866126416190-8157-0483-6(CKB)2670000000029342(EBL)544439(OCoLC)645939974(SSID)ssj0000413121(PQKBManifestationID)11319581(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413121(PQKBWorkID)10381454(PQKB)11468530(MiAaPQ)EBC544439(PPN)14889027X(Au-PeEL)EBL544439(CaPaEBR)ebr10396011(CaONFJC)MIL264161(EXLCZ)99267000000002934220100527d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrain gain[electronic resource] rethinking U.S. immigration policy /Darrell M. WestWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press20101 online resource (204 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0482-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One: The Costs and Benefits of Immigration; Chapter Two: Competing Policy Principles; Chapter Three: Overcoming Particularistic Politics; Chapter Four: Problematic Media Coverage; Chapter Five: Shifting Public Opinion; Chapter Six: Porous Borders and Unequal Justice; Chapter Seven: The Einstein Principle; Notes; Index; Back CoverIn Brain Gain, Darrell West addresses why immigration policy is so politically difficult in the United States despite the substantial social, economic, intellectual, and cultural benefits it brings. The problem is largely one of vision. U.S. policy ought to recognize and reflect the tremendous benefits of bringing in new blood, yet public discourse and political debates tend to emphasize the perceived downsides. Fear too often trumps optimism and reason.Brain drainUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyElectronic books.Brain drain.325.73West Darrell M.1954-861443Brookings Institution.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459095403321Brain gain2001601UNINA