Today's @bopinion post is a review of the excellent new book "The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society", by @william_r_kerr!https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-24/america-s-need-for-skilled-immigrants-isn-t-going-away?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business …
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The tax revenue from skilled immigrants is basically a free lunch for native-born Americans - including your parents and grandparents, your hometown, etc.pic.twitter.com/7ZPVseHwhD
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But the United States' skilled immigration system is NOT OPTIMAL. It needs to be improved. First of all, we need to prioritize high-wage workers for H-1b visas, instead of lower-wage workers.pic.twitter.com/Ml1HzmO7BD
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Second, we need to let H-1b workers apply for green cards THEMSELVES, instead of through their employers! This will cut the "tether" and make H-1b workers less like indentured servants.pic.twitter.com/f6JbwQWH4m
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@william_r_kerr's suggestions. Here are some more good ideas: 1. Region-based sponsorship of skilled immigrants (think: the Rust Belt) 2. Lifts on country caps (to prevent brain drain) 3. A Canada-style points-based immigration system!!!pic.twitter.com/b77mxHq9a8
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Skilled immigration is one of the last big free lunches that America has. Let's not throw that away. (end)pic.twitter.com/ud3BdI627W
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do you have a graphic of the education levels of immigration from like 1986 Act — that includes illegal immigration, does such data exist?
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Amazingly, I do have exactly that! Here you go:pic.twitter.com/WKm7aD0L2e
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And are not eligible for federal and state benefits, so it's ++ for locals. These is all about skilled immigrants(not country specific) so why country based quota? Equality, justice for families stuck in backlog, right to work for women in
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I don't think the literature or research supports this being a free lunch. It's indeterminate as to the impact of the consumption of public resources such as school, fire, police, and medical.
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