Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside six percent. We educate the doctors, and then don't give 'em a green card.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the discrepancy in immigration policies between countries regarding skilled workers.
Michael Bloomberg's quote underscores the inefficiency in the U.S. immigration system, particularly concerning skilled workers such as doctors. While Canada prioritizes the entry of skilled individuals to meet its labor needs, the U.S. invests in educating these professionals but fails to provide adequate pathways for them to stay and work in the country, resulting in a loss of talent that could benefit society.
In practice
In a discussion about immigration reform, one might cite this quote to highlight the need for better visa policies.
Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom
No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear.
Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow, and although we can never unsee what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults, grandchildren have been born and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.
If you think of all the publicity about the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech, we have a Virginia Tech in this country every day. It's just spread across 50 states.
I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.
I've always thought if we don't want to enforce laws on the books, we should remove them from the books. But when you have laws, you breed contempt if you don't enforce them.
After years of finding mathematics easy, I finally reached integral calculus and came up against a barrier. I realized that this was as far as I could go, and to this day I have never successfully gone beyond it in any but the most superficial way.
We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.
One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.
Go to a job interview and tell and employer that you can recite the 17 times table; they don't care. Why are we still teaching it?
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.
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