New Horizon College english Book Two Unit nine
Book Two New Horizon College English Unit Nine
Section A Stop Brain Drain
Stop Brain Drain Section A
ntensive stud Stop Brain Drain Para. 1 a bill now before Congress would give preferential treatment to foreign students with advanced degrees in science and engineering who want to work in the United States Para. 2 To those of us who are immigrants, the bill seems simply to sanction a policy secretly implemented by U.s. industry for nearly four decades--namely, stealing brains from the third world
Stop Brain Drain Para.1 A bill now before Congress would give preferential treatment to foreign students with advanced degrees in science and engineering who want to work in the United States. Para.2 To those of us who are immigrants, the bill seems simply to sanction a policy secretly implemented by U.S. industry for nearly four decades—namely, stealing brains from the third world. Intensive Study
Para. 3 In general, the" 21st Century Technology Resources and commercial Leadership Act which Sen. John McCain brought to the Senate in late 1999, is designed to keep the U.s. high-tech industry on top by filling the need for skilled technology workers. One provision of the bill states that, among non-immigrant visa applicants, the state should give preference to foreign nationals with secondary degrees in math, science, engineering or technology. Such a provision would provide "temporary skille d Personne in those fields
Para.3 In general, the “21st Century Technology Resources and Commercial Leadership Act”, which Sen. John McCain brought to the Senate in late 1999, is designed to keep the U.S. high-tech industry on top by filling the need for skilled technology workers. One provision of the bill states that, among non-immigrant visa applicants, the state should give preference to foreign nationals with secondar y degrees in math, science, engineering or technology. Such a provision would p r o v i d e “ t e m p o r a r y s k i l l e d Personnel” in those fields
Para. 4 During the 1960s and 1970s, politicians in my native country, India, used to wave the slogan "Stop Brain Drain"-a reference to the fact that the cream of India was leaving for the lucrative shores of England and America Para. 5 In that post-independence era, when everything foreign was considered contaminated by colonialism, we talked of cottage industries and economic imperialism. We threw Coca-Cola out and invented“ numbs Up cola
Para.4 During the 1960s and 1970s, politicians in my native country, India, used to wave the slogan “Stop Brain Drain”—a reference to the fact that the cream of India was leaving for the l u c r a t i v e s h o r e s o f E n g l a n d a n d America. Para.5 In that post-independence era, when everything foreign was considered contaminated by colonialism, we talked of cottage industries and economic imperialism. We threw Coca-Cola out and invented “Thumbs Up Cola
Para. 6 But it was also the era of Sputnik, of nuclear power and the green revolution. Every year, on Independence Day, our Prime Minister Nehru spoke of the benefits of science and technology. Para. 7 Our institutes of technology, built with European and American aid, offered students free room and board, even salary. Indian taxpayers footed the bill in the hope that one day the graduates would help reconstruct the nation Para.8 I was one such student. But studying my textbooks late at night in the library of the Indian Institute of Technology (IT),I would dream, not of India, but of America, the land of opportunity. Many students like me, indeed, left during those years, never to return
Para.6 But it was also the era of Sputnik, of nuclear power and the green revolution. Every year, on Independence Day, our Prime Minister Nehru spoke of the benefits of science and technology. Para.7 Our institutes of technology, built with European and American aid, offered students free room and board, even salary. Indian taxpayers footed the bill in the hope that one day the graduates would help reconstruct the nation. Para.8 I was one such student. But studying my textbooks late at night in the library of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), I would dream, not of India, but of America, the land of opportunity. Many students like me, indeed, left during those years, never to return
R Para. 9 So our government set up special programs to tempt foreign graduates. Our leaders saw parallels to the independence movement founded by people like Nehru and Gandhi who, after absorbing Western political thought at institutions like Eton and Oxford. returned home to serve their native land Para. 10 But few foreign graduates came home to pay their pledge", as Nehru had put it. Our leaders had failed to see that the emphasis on symbol manipulation at IT left little room for social thought and much scope for the greedy outcomes of capital-driven business
Para.9 So our government set up special programs to tempt foreign graduates. Our leaders saw parallels to the independence movement founded by people like Nehru and Gandhi who, after absorbing Western political thought at institutions like Eton and Oxford, returned home to serve their native land. Para.10 But few foreign graduates came home to “pay their pledge”, as Nehru had put it. Our leaders had failed to see that the emphasis on symbol manipulation at IIT left little room for social thought and much scope for the greedy outcomes of capital-driven business
Para. 11 Over the next two decades. t graduates--educated at the expense of Indian taxpayers-played a major role in founding California's Silicon Valley. The personal computer revolution and the invention of the Internet made the demand for skilled labor mushroom to such tremendous proportions that even if every American child were to study nothing but science from now on, we would be unable to keep pace with demand in the decades to come
Para.11 Over the next two decades, IIT graduates—educated at the expense of Indian taxpayers—played a major role in founding California’s Silicon Valley. The personal computer revolution and the invention of the Internet made the demand for skilled labor mushroom to such tremendous proportions that even if every American child were to study nothing but science from now on, we would be unable to keep pace with demand in the decades to come
Para.12 In other words, the legislation would benefit not immigrants, but American industry which would be crippled without it. In India in the meantime, the entire education system has shifted gears to feed the appetite of the American computer industry. AS IT cannot graduate enough students to fill these needs, every street corner now sports billboards for private academies offering certificates in computer programmIng. Para. 13 At a book show in my hometown of Nagpur recently, large crowds of young people examined books on engineering and software
Para.12 In other words, the legislation would benefit not immigrants, but American industry which would be crippled without it. In India in the meantime, the entire education system has shifted gears to feed the appetite of the American computer industry. As IIT cannot graduate enough students to fill these needs, every street corner now sports billboards for private academies offeri ng certificates in computer programming. Para.13 At a book show in my hometown of Nagpur recently, large crowds of young people examined books on engineering and software
Para. 14 Comments about "Brain Drain"don't hold much water when every politician has a son or daughter aiming to go abroad Para. 15 And why bother rebuilding the nation when the only goal is to abandon it? At the Nagpur book show, for example, the latest American social publications were conspicuous by their absence and India's politically conscious leadership has been replaced by a new generation, riding on the wave of the Internet, making fortunes within a span of years
Para.14 Comments about “Brain Drain” don’t hold much water when every politician has a son or daughter aiming to go abroad. Para.15 And why bother rebuilding the nation when the only goal is to abandon it? At the Nagpur book show, for example, the latest American social publications were conspicuous by their absence and India’s politically conscious leadership has been replaced by a new generation, riding on the wave of the Internet, making fortunes within a span of years
