Thursday, June 11, 2009
Immigration policies and scientific progress
Did you know that more than half of the scientific researchers in the U.S. are foreigners, mostly from India and China? They earn 40% of the Ph.Ds in science and engineering and 65% of the computer science doctorates. Even so, foreign student enrollment is about 25% below what it would have been had pre-9/11 trends continued. These figures were cited in a WSJ column June 8 by Edward Alden.
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I have been watching that for years ever since I wanted to get my master's. They seem to have an endless supply of money to pursue these dreams. I didn't well thought I didn't at any rate. Point is we don't really "require" higher education for a job, it's just an advantage sometimes.
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