Immigration

Rebecca F.
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  1. green card
    a document identifying someone as a permanent U.S. resident
    We have annual caps on the number of visas we give to people from any one country, which in practice means that thousands of engineers and scientists from China and India, many of whom have gotten their degrees here, have to wait years for even a chance at a green card.
  2. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
    The problem is that American immigration policy in recent years has effectively worked to discourage highly skilled immigrants from staying here, as Vivek Wadhwa documents in his new book, “The Immigrant Exodus.”
  3. Exodus
    the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
    The problem is that American immigration policy in recent years has effectively worked to discourage highly skilled immigrants from staying here, as Vivek Wadhwa documents in his new book, “The Immigrant Exodus.”
  4. economic policy
    a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
    Ross Eisenbrey, a vice-president at the Economic Policy Institute, argued in a New York Times op-ed that the U.S. already has “too many high-tech workers.”
  5. immigration
    movement of people into a country or area
    The problem is that American immigration policy in recent years has effectively worked to discourage highly skilled immigrants from staying here, as Vivek Wadhwa documents in his new book, “The Immigrant Exodus.”
  6. economics
    science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
    Because American immigration policy was never really designed with an eye toward economics, it’s riddled with a host of rules that effectively cap the number of skilled immigrants we allow in.
  7. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
    The number of permanent employment-based visas is the same as it was in 1990, even though the U.S. economy is much bigger.
  8. employment
    the state of having a job
    The number of permanent employment-based visas is the same as it was in 1990, even though the U.S. economy is much bigger.
  9. president
    the leader of a republic or democracy
    Ross Eisenbrey, a vice-president at the Economic Policy Institute, argued in a New York Times op-ed that the U.S. already has “too many high-tech workers.”
  10. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
    And we don’t make it easy for people who are willing to commit capital to start businesses here to get green cards.
  11. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
    Ross Eisenbrey, a vice-president at the Economic Policy Institute, argued in a New York Times op-ed that the U.S. already has “too many high-tech workers.”
Created on Thu May 09 08:54:50 EDT 2013

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