It turns out that I was mistaken. If you walk up to a person who got their Ph.D. in 2006, they most likely got their undergrad degree from Tsinghua University. Second most likely is Peking U. The total over the past decade still goes to Berkeley, but Seoul will pass that soon, and the Chinese unis will pass all of them very quickly at this rate. Blog here, original article in Science here.
Why don't we, as Americans, get Ph.D.s anymore? Of course, these numbers are not on a per capita basis, which will skew things a bit. Interesting to think about though.
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Nic said...But look at who IS here working as biochemists. They don't speak Spanish, but they sure as hell speak Chinese. So I feel that my job sector (and yours) IS being heavily influenced by immigration, just that we're OK with them being from Asia, just not from southern North America.
It isn't that I am not OK with with them from Southern North America and OK from Asia, I am OK for ANYONE who goes through the legal process and not OK for ANYONE who does not.
I see the struggles that my collegues go through to participate in the process and then see the 20 or so million Hispanics being granted amnesty in 2006 after entering and living in the country illegal. That is not fair.
(Note: Caps used for emphasis, not shouting. Also, looking for amnesty article from 2006 that gives specific numbers.)
Here is an article that explains the problem with illegal immigration, especially those of Latin and Hispanic cultures.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/bg1936.cfm
Aw, man. I wanted to read that article, but when I went to take a look at the Heritage Foundation's home page, there was a huge banner ad that said "What Would Reagan Do?" Yeesh.
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