Authors:

  • William Kerr

Excerpt

Introduction: US High-Skilled Immigration in the Global Economy. William Kerr, July 2015, Paper. "Immigrants account for approximately a quarter of all US Science and Engineering (S&E) workers with bachelors educations, and yet there have been at most a few dozen detailed academic studies that examine the link of immigration and innovation in the United States. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the US workforce, particularly in science and engineering S&E fields. Foreign-born individuals account for nearly 28% of doctorate-level workers in the United States and more than 45% of those with PhDs employed in S&E fields..." Link