"Many countries are beginning to welcome skilled immigrants," Mr. Sanyal said in an interview, adding that Germany was increasingly open to those whose skills were not as high.
Many of the immigrants are provincials Scots, Irish and Welsh but there are also about a mil-lion Poles in and around London who are welcome skilled laborers, such as plumbers, builders, engineers, electricians and mechanics.
The U.S. will need not only to change its immigration policies to welcome skilled immigrants, but also to keep those who are already in the U.S. And it will have to do what countries like China, Singapore, and Chile are doing: send its scouts out to find and recruit the best talent in other countries.
He wants an Australian-style points system and welcomes the skilled.
But, unlike Japan, Singapore welcomes younger skilled and educated immigrants from many countries, adding to its already cosmopolitan society of Filipinos, Myanmese, Indonesians and Caucasians, some married to Singaporeans.
Some immigration experts would welcome more skilled workers who can enrich the economy through their talents and tax revenues.
A handful of highly-skilled workers will be welcome; and skilled migrants can be employed provided that they get work permits.
Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York and a member of the bipartisan group, said the challenge would be finding a way to welcome high-skilled workers into the country, while still protecting American workers.
"We will always welcome high-skilled workers in our hospitals.
The rest of the actors, including the always welcome Annette O'Toole, are skilled enough to well up with tears on cue.
