US Visa Logjam Triggers Reverse Brain Drain

Thousands of skilled workers wait for documents

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 23, 2007 7:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Just as the US tightens immigration controls, a huge backlog in processing visas for legal migrants is causing a "reverse brain drain," forcing sought-after scientists, engineers, doctors and entrepreneurs to return to their home countries, according to a report released yesterday. One million... Read full story »

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