I am in favor of welcoming students to the United States to study. And I am in favor – once they have received their education – of giving them every opportunity to stay in this country and contribute to the well being and the economic prosperity of the United States. Not only do I think that’s a humane policy. I actually think it’s a politically and economically sensible policy; because if you look at the wave upon wave of immigrants who have come to the United States since the 19th century and have stayed and made this country great, this is really a great tradition. And I think if we turn our back on it, we do so at our peril.
Recorded on: 8/7/07
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ImmRefDotCom ImmRefDotCom on January 16, 2008, 9:05 PM
No one's proposing "turning our backs" on immigration. So, what was the point of this? If you want to increase limits in general or in specific fields or from specific countries, please specify what those are. And, please also factor the brain drain from developing countries into your analysis.
ImmRefDotCom ImmRefDotCom on January 17, 2008, 2:05 AM
No one’s proposing “turning our backs” on immigration. So, what was the point of this? If you want to increase limits in general or in specific fields or from specific countries, please specify what those are. And, please also factor the brain drain from developing countries into your analysis.
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