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Leaving the American Dream

Aug 23, 2007

From an analysis of patent filings, researchers from Duke, Harvard, and New York University discovered that the number of patent applications filed by foreigners residing in the United States tripled over the past 10 years to a little more than 24 percent of all applications, according to this story in the International Herald Tribune. The researchers, however, warn that without changes to immigration policy, these highly skilled foreign nationals will return home and then compete with American companies.

 

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