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November 23, 2011
"Incidentally, one of Newt’s observations is obvious:"
any immigrant graduate in any of the hard sciences should automatically be offered permanent residency.As Governor Perry put it, there ought to be a visa stapled to the degree certificate. I canât think anyone would object to that. If we are going to implement a strategy of technology to get ourselves out of this mess â and we could do that â we will need smart people to implement that strategy. It is madness to send an MIT computer science graduate go back home to a foreign competitor if there is any chance of getting that graduate to stay and work here. Same goes for medical and most health care graduates. -- Technology, Immigration, and are we a serious nation? « Chaos Manor â Jerry Pournelle
Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 23, 2011 1:38 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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What about the fact of grade inflation and affirmative action where some graduates aren't really as smart and capable as their academic "success" implies? I think there are probably plenty of smart native-born folks here that can fill our future needs if they were only given the chance.
Posted by: CBDenver at November 24, 2011 12:17 PM