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082 0 _a330.973
100 1 _aWadhwa, Vivek.
245 1 4 _aThe Immigrant Exodus :
_bWhy America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.
264 1 _aChicago :
_bWharton Digital Press,
_c2012.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (112 pages)
336 _atext
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505 0 _aIntro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Back to School -- The Immigrant Exodus -- In This Book -- My Commitment -- Chapter 1: Why the Future of America Depends on Skilled Immigrants -- The Economic Impact -- The Innovation Impact -- The Shifting Tide -- Chapter 2: The Rise and Decline of the Immigrant-Powered Startup Machine -- The Immigrant Entrepreneur Tide Peaks -- Chapter 3: The Innovator's Dilemma: Leaving America for Greener Pastures -- Beyond Sand Hill Road -- The Decline of Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship: Why the IIT Grads Are Going Home -- Chapter 4: H-1B Visas and Immigration Limbo -- How the H-1B Harms the US Economy and Sours Immigrants on America -- The History of the H-1B Visa -- The Program Nobody Likes: Death Threats and H-1Bs -- Good for America, Good for Innovation -- First-Class Minds, Second-Class Citizens -- Chapter 5: How the World Is Trying to Steal Silicon Valley's Thunder -- The Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent and Skilled Immigrants -- Chapter 6: Seven Fixes to Slow the Immigrant Exodus -- 1. Increase the number of green cards available to skilled immigrants. -- 2. Allow spouses of H-1B visa holders to work. -- 3. Target immigration based on required skills. -- 4. Untether the H-1B worker from the employer. -- 5. Permanently extend the term of OPT for foreign students from one to four years. -- 6. Institute a startup visa. -- 7. Remove the country caps on green cards. -- How Much Economic Value Could These Changes Drive? -- Conclusion -- About the Author -- About the Writer -- About Wharton Digital Press -- About The Wharton School -- © 2012 by Vivek Wadhwa -- About the Book -- Endnotes.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aSalkever, Alex.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWadhwa, Vivek
_tThe Immigrant Exodus : Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent
_dChicago : Wharton Digital Press,c2012
_z9781613630211
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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