Fatal Talent Attraction
Top-tier research universities matter more than a vibrant urban core as focus shifts from talent attraction (too much competition) to talent production.
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Immigration
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Why All Immigrant Children Should Have Access to Health Care
A group of U.S. pediatricians makes the case.
Guys, the Border Already Is Secure
If fixing the U.S.-Mexico border is the hold-up on comprehensive immigration reform, then there is no hold-up.
It Gets Better, Y’all
If the South is really such a backward place, why is it so in love with Brad Paisley?
Happy(ish) World Veil Day
It’s International Hijab Day. The event began in 2004 to protest the French government’s ban on wearing the…
UK Study of Racial Discrimination Curiously Racial
A study of bias in immigration policy by researchers at the UK’s Bristol University concludes that treatment of…
When Seeking US Political Asylum, Apply in Bhutan
With Olympic athletes trying to get in to the UK, and Julian Assange trying to slip out, one…
China’s Urban Immigrants: A Diet of Bitterness
A handful of new books, both academic and popular, explore the complexities of China’s rural-to-urban migration.
Why Mexican Immigrants Can’t Get Ahead
The real wages of Mexicans in the U.S. have declined since 1970, and Princeton sociologists say a “perfect storm” of anti-immigrant laws is to blame.
Viewing Illegal Immigration Through Desert Debris
In the litter scattered across the desert floor, professor Jason De León finds truths about the miserable business of illegal immigration.