Comments on: Comment of the Week — Immigration and Economic Growth http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/ by Peter Panepento Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:46:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: James A http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22774 James A Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:13:24 +0000 http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22774 Meanwhile, one of my wife's classmates from college - an exchange student from Malaysia, who went on to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar - was unable to get into either the US or the UK due to immigration restrictions. Malaysia's on the "bad list" since it's majority Muslim (my friend is ethnic Chinese). She's currently looking into Canada and Australia instead. Our loss, and their gain. Meanwhile, one of my wife’s classmates from college - an exchange student from Malaysia, who went on to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar - was unable to get into either the US or the UK due to immigration restrictions. Malaysia’s on the “bad list” since it’s majority Muslim (my friend is ethnic Chinese). She’s currently looking into Canada and Australia instead. Our loss, and their gain.

]]> By: john morris http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22481 john morris Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:27:26 +0000 http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22481 Here's a weird story about Austrailia recruiting American workers who might be losing their jobs in the "rust belt". i found this through Burgh Diaspora, "AMERICA’S manufacturing slump could be Australia’s gain, as the Queensland government launched a recruitment drive in the US ‘rust belt’ for metal workers, fitters and engineers. Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Minnesota are suffering from record unemployment as manufacturing plants shut down or lay off hundreds of workers. The exodus of jobs to China has emerged as a major issue in the race for the next US President. Peter Beattie, Queensland’s Los Angeles-based US trade commissioner, has started running a media campaign seeking skilled workers. The sunny state is particularly looking for boiler makers, welders, diesel fitters and engineers. The advertisements contrast Queensland’s climate with the freezing conditions found in the northeast of the US during winter. They also focus on the language similarities, family and education, wage structure and worker benefits." http://www.metalworker.com.au/Article/US-metal-workers-Australia-wants-you/203624.aspx Here’s a weird story about Austrailia recruiting American workers who might be losing their jobs in the “rust belt”. i found this through Burgh Diaspora,

“AMERICA’S manufacturing slump could be Australia’s gain, as the Queensland government launched a recruitment drive in the US ‘rust belt’ for metal workers, fitters and engineers.
Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Minnesota are suffering from record unemployment as manufacturing plants shut down or lay off hundreds of workers. The exodus of jobs to China has emerged as a major issue in the race for the next US President.
Peter Beattie, Queensland’s Los Angeles-based US trade commissioner, has started running a media campaign seeking skilled workers. The sunny state is particularly looking for boiler makers, welders, diesel fitters and engineers.
The advertisements contrast Queensland’s climate with the freezing conditions found in the northeast of the US during winter. They also focus on the language similarities, family and education, wage structure and worker benefits.”

http://www.metalworker.com.au/Article/US-metal-workers-Australia-wants-you/203624.aspx

]]> By: john morris http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22438 john morris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:44:08 +0000 http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22438 Here's a good article on Singapore. Trying to find Lee Kwan Yew's remarks. http://www.solid-state.com/articles/article_display.html?id=245229 Here’s a good article on Singapore. Trying to find Lee Kwan Yew’s remarks.

http://www.solid-state.com/articles/article_display.html?id=245229

]]> By: Jim Russell http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22421 Jim Russell Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:00:46 +0000 http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/09/05/comment-of-the-week-immigration-and-economic-growth/#comment-22421 You take away immigration and most US cities are shrinking, a lot worse than Erie I might add. Brain drain in Pensacola? http://tinyurl.com/5gxj3j Yep, you'll find a brain drain story is just about every US state. You take away immigration and most US cities are shrinking, a lot worse than Erie I might add. Brain drain in Pensacola?

http://tinyurl.com/5gxj3j

Yep, you’ll find a brain drain story is just about every US state.

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