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{CafeNews.114.2}: Elena Tscherny {etworld} Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:35:11 EDT (27 lines)
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Not too many years ago, the dream of many people around the world was
to emigrate to the United States, "the land of opportunity."  Among
the thousands of immigrants were the best and the brightest from
their native countries.  People with degrees in science, medicine,
engineering and the like left their countries for different reasons,
among them better economic opportunities and challenging jobs in
their fields, and found a welcoming country that nurtured their
initiatives and innovations.

A new phenomenon is being reported now in the latest issue of Utne
(September-October 2004, pages 12-13).  The article <b>"Creative-
Class Brain Drain: Other countries are luring our best and
brightest"</b> by Richard Florida, describes how other countries,
instead of the United States, are now the destination of choice for
talented workers.

The article is available online at
http://www.utne.com/pub/2004_125/promo/11331-1.html

How are those countries luring talented, educated immigrants? Is
brain drain a purely academic problem? How extensive is the migration
of highly educated workers? Also, is the creative US citizen really
fleeing the United States for other countries?

Should you like to discuss the issues presented in this article, join
us in the topic {Globe.241} <i><b>Brain Drain: Where are the best and
brightest emigrating now?</b></i> in the Globe forum.