What about high IQ folk without requisite qualifications? Let's have free movement of IQ 115+
2 Make it MUCH EASIER for hi-skill imgrnts to move: #1 priority=scientists & esp hard quant skills - free m/ment for maths/physics PhDs etc
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This is surely a joke
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Why? IQ predicts almost everything that matters (income, health, crime). Open the door to all of them.
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I'm not saying that you'd ban people with IQ 115's or less, just keep whatever the current system is.
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But no downside, lotta upside to open borders for bright folk.
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Problems off top of my head: How to internationally certify? How to guard against gaming IQ tests? >
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Why not select on qualities, not 2nd order indicator? What of qualities we want not indicated by intelligence
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What of obvious political undeliverability? Etc etc. There's a reason it's not a system anyone uses.
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agree! though academics outside of quant sciences also highly valuable.
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We also need to keep hold of more of our best & brightest. Means paying them more and impr. quality of life.
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and yes in my field and in my experience salaries & start up grants in UK don’t compare with those in US
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Are we talking multiples (of average UK salaries)?
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double wouldn’t be unusual. also much more room for negotiation on salary, start up package etc.
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High-skilled or otherwise foreign nationals will have no interest in insular/backward-looking UK esp. with economy tanking
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Yh, but that's all in your head. You can choose to keep on ignoring that if you wish.
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That is the reality - you can choose to continue to ignore it if you wish.
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