In the struggle for global supremacy, the US has a massive advantage that China has yet to replicate: its ability to attract and absorb the world’s elite into its own citizenry. Unfortunately, Americans are shunning immigration at the very time they need it to keep their noses ahead of the Chinese. Closing its doors to global talent would be a grave and irreversible error for the US.
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, Director, Studies and Research Directorate