[lbo-talk] Immigration controls threaten global balance of scientific power

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Wed Jan 14 18:18:37 PST 2004


http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v427/n6971/full/427190a_fs.html

Nature 15 January 2004

As one door closes...

Immigration controls introduced under the 'war on terror' are restricting the flow of foreign researchers into the United States. With other countries moving in on this pool of talent, will the balance of scientific power shift?

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So will the United States' draconian response to the terrorist threat cause a fundamental shift in the international movement of researchers - and perhaps even alter the global balance of scientific power?

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