Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S.

Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by potatolicious on Monday July 27, 2009 @02:04PM (#726329)

My brother is a Canadian evolutionary biologist and he personally has no interest in going to the US to study for the same reasons - funding and insular attitudes.

He also happens to know many peers who have fled from the US to countries like Canada and Australia, where funding is actually attainable, and you don't get harassed by the pious brigade.

The impression I get talking to him is that the US is fast becoming a scientific backwater, especially when it comes to basic research. Sadly, I think the "they're takin 'er jerbs!" crowd is finally having an effect.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by mrshoe on Monday July 27, 2009 @05:41PM (#726815)

Finally having an effect?? Tell that to the immigrants of 200 years ago. I'm sure they'll attest that the effect was much stronger back then.

The US has a ton of room for improvement on how it treats immigrants, but I think it's safe to say that the trend is actually in the right direction, not the other way around.

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