Partnership for a New American Economy

The Wall Street Journal
December 21, 2011

I once asked the boss of Tata Consulting Services, a gigantic Indian IT firm, how many of his top executives had worked or studied abroad. He replied: "All of them."

The world's most talented people are exceptionally mobile. When they move to America, they make it smarter, and that's not just because they are smart. It is also because migration creates connections.

A couple of generations ago, immigrants might sail to America and never see their old friends again. Today, they can text their brothers, wire money to their business partners, and fly back home regularly.

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