An interesting post from ImmigrationRoad.com:
While immigration reform is going nowhere on Capital Hill, leaving many highly-skilled but frustrated workers wondering whether they've made a mistake by coming to the U.S., the European Union has timely unveiled an ambitious plan to lure millions of skilled professionals to the continent. The EU-wide "Blue Card" program, named after EU's blue flag, is designed to attract the best and the brightest to its member nations by offering a standardized system and many benefits.Facing an estimated shortfall of 20-million workers in the next 20 years, the European Commission wants to fix it early. One way, obviously, is to invite more immigrants. However, the United States, Canada and Australia have been the top destinations of the world's talent, with Europe falling far behind.
Yes, we need to get control of our borders. But I am afraid that we have taken our eye off of the importance of immigration in this economy. Immigration and entrepreneurial economies have always gone hand-in-hand. In addition to a "blue card" idea from the EU, the US also needs another card (let's color it a "red card" for urgent) to support the flow of legitimate entrepreneurs looking for the freedom this country offers to business owners.
