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

• Autore: West Darrell M. <1954->
• Pubblicazione: Washington DC, : Brookings Institution Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.73
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration Government policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Brain gain
• ISBN: 0-8157-2231-1; 1-283-95193-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453131403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brookings FOCUS Book