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View allEconomist Michael Clemens (PIIE) explains how restricting H-1B visas for high-skilled immigration to the US will shrink access to the global talent pool that has contributed substantially to US innovation, productivity, jobs, and earning opportunities for all Americans, just as China is opening its doors to these workers.
Read Clemens’ blog: New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms.