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Will Innovation Still be Made in America?

In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, MIT President Susan Hockfield argues that the United States must rapidly reform immigration policies that drive away talented young scholars who would otherwise decide to live, work and innovate here.

To read the op-ed, please click on http://web.mit.edu/hockfield/speeches/2009-wsj.html.

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