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Driving away talent: How the US is ignoring a historic lesson

Nobel laureate in economic sciences Thomas Sargent recalls that American science has led the world since World War II. This leadership was built on welcoming European scientists who were driven out by the Nazis. Today, however, he warns that a deteriorating policy environment is driving many foreign-born scientists away from the United States. It is a profound neglect of historical lessons.

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