02129nam 22003973u 450 991077946950332120210107010329.00-8157-2231-11-283-95193-2(CKB)2550000000996562(EBL)1111895(OCoLC)830170201(MiAaPQ)EBC1111895(EXLCZ)99255000000099656220130418d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Brain Gain[electronic resource] Rethinking U.S. Immigration PolicyWashington DC Brookings Institution Press20101 online resource (208 p.)Brookings FOCUS BookDescription based upon print version of record.0-8157-2223-0 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 CoverMany 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 poliBrookings FOCUS BookUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policy325.73West Darrell M.1954-1091027AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910779469503321Brain Gain3712042UNINA