On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 04:21:16 -0400, Jerome Finn <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Date:         Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:45:18 -0400
>> From:         Michael Baier <[log in to unmask]>
>........
>> about a year or 2 ago the German government was offering 50,000 "green-
>> cards" work-permits for IT-specialist from india.
>> Last I heard was, that companies in Germany hired about 500 at the most.
>> Seems like most went back to India or never came to Germany.
>> Then I never heard of it again. Didn't seem like a huge success
>> Or maybe nobody wants to live there, ;-)
>
>The Economist did a follow up on that story, and that
>is pretty much what happened. At least with compared
>to jobs in England and the USA, most foreign IT works
>just did not want to go to Germany. They did not get
>many applications.
>
>Two factors seem to affect the situation. Mostly the
>language barrier. Easier for Indias to go to English
>speaking countries. 2nd, if you like the place its
>easier to become a citizen in the UK or USA. In
>Germany there are 2nd generation turks, born and
>raised German, who still can't be citizens.

They do not want to. Big difference.
Germany at the moment does not have dual-citizenship.
Just like in the US, you can become citizen after staying in the country
for a certain amount of time. Helps to speak/read/write the language, too.


>
>Its been said for close to 200 years that the USA
>is a brain drain, pulling the best and brightest
>that the world has. Of course, the IT industy
>and the HB1 program is the first time that the
>highly educated were asked in temporarily, given on
>the job training, and then sent back to compete
>with the domestic industry rather than become part
>of it permantently. Probably not going to be the
>winning strategy the old way was in the long run.
>
>Jerry Finn
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