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Old 01-28-2017, 03:13 PM   #1402
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A not so insignificant amount of academics will be impacted by this.

Brain Drain in the united states to Europe and potentially Canada by an emerging class of arts and sciences academics looking for a home.

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The sudden and severe immigration restrictions imposed on passport holders from seven Muslim countries could seriously demonstrate the law of unintended consequences. The president wants to restrict some Muslims but the effect could be to damage America's most important and profitable sector: technology.

Google has recalled around 100 of its affected staff from overseas. Microsoft has warned its shareholders that curbs on immigration could have a material impact on its business.
The technology sector relies heavily on highly skilled and well-paid workers from overseas on H1-B visas. If there's a risk, however small, that that brainpower could be restricted in some way or scare off others who may feel unwelcome, the big tech companies may have to rethink where they place their key staff in future.
What a legacy disaster this will end up being. US corporations are already fearful of government intrusion and now some of their top assets may be prevented from entering the country. I imagine some will eventually 'move' the company even if headquarted in the US.
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