America’s Loss is the World’s Gain

Posted by pilipinas.it on March 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

a month ago, the u.s. fixed their eyes on h-1b visa holders as “possible sacrificial lambs” in order for them to keep afloat, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study however shows that this may not be the solution to their economic woes and in fact might affect technological innovation – america’s loss might be the world’s gain!

“A substantial number of highly skilled immigrants have started returning to their home countries in recent years, draining a key source of brain power and innovation,” said Robert E. Litan, Kauffman Foundation Research & Policy VP. he also added that this directs economic stimulus to places away from the u.s. to these immigrant’s home countries like India and China.

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