These U.S. Cities Are Desperate for Smart Immigrants
New York, Silicon Valley, Washington, and our other economic hubs need far more skilled foreign workers than the government will let them have. More »
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Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.
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