Soothing the Establishment: The Impact of Foreign-Born
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: North, David, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, A careful analysis ong>ofong> the mixed results for the U.S. ong>ofong> the growing population ong>ofong> these highly-trained, foreign-born, mostly U.S. educated scientists and engineers. On one hand, they are a hard working, skilled population, likely to stay in the U.S. and become citizens after receiving their graduate degrees. On the other, they are more likely to receive U.S. funds for their education than U.S.-born graduate students in these fields, and their presence (as the title suggests) eases pressures on government, corporations and academe to spend more energy encouraging women and minorities to seek careers in these fields. The foreign-born scientists and engineers tend, incidentally, to be paid a little better than their native-born peers, when such factors as age, year ong>ofong> degree, area ong>ofong> specialization, etc. are held constant. The book includes descriptions ong>ofong> the systems through which the foreign-born scientists and engineers flow, including the major gatekeeping roles played by graduate schools, the Educational Testing Service, and by U.S. corporations, and the minor ones played by the U.S. Government. Immigration, educational attainment, occupational and economic data are also presented. BContents: An Overview; A Specialized American Vacuum; The Numbers ong>ofong> Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers; Characteristics ong>ofong> Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers; Motivations; Americans' Graduate School Choices; Graduate School Choices ong>ofong> Foreign Students; The Different Levels ong>ofong> Interest in the Life Sciences; The Gatekeepers; The Educational Testing Service; Graduate School Admissions; Getting a Job in the U.S.; The Immigration Process; Roles ong>ofong> Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers; Overview; The Foreign-Born in Academe; The Foreign Born in Industry: The Older, Larger Pattern; The Foreign Born in Industry: The Newer, More Controversial Pattern; ong>Impactong>s ong>ofong> Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers; The ong>Impactong> on Education; The ong>Impactong> on Industry; The ong>Impactong> on U.S. Populations; The ong>Impactong> ong>ofong> the Foreign Born on Science and Engineering; U.S. Reactions to the ong>Impactong>s ong>ofong> Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers; The Mainstream Reactions; Eddies; Conclusions and Recommendations.