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Brain gain : rethinking U.S. immigration policy /
In 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 benef...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Brookings focus books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 182 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815704836 0815704836 9780815722311 0815722311 1282641611 9781282641617 0815722230 9780815722236 1283951932 9781283951937 9786612641619 6612641614 |