This book considers the origins, performance and diffusion of national immigration policies targeting highly skilled immigrants. It probes the political and sociological dimensions of policy, drawing on contributions from an international group of scholars.

Offers a comparative perspective of immigration policies towards skilled immigrant labor Brings together scholars from a diverse selection of fields including political science, history, sociology and law Provides suggestions for improving the labor market for skilled immigrants Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Introduction.- Part I.- Dismantling White Canada: Race, Rights and the Origins of the Points System.- Creating Multicultural Australia: Local, Global and Transnational Contexts.- Re-forming the Gates: Postwar Immigration Policy in the United States.- Part II.- Talent Matters: Immigration Policy-setting as a Competitive Scramble Among Jurisdictions.- Skilled Immigration Policy in the United States: Does Policy Admit Enough Skilled Workers?.- Pointless: On the Failure to Adopt an Immigration Points System in the United States.- Part III.- Closing the Gaps between Skilled Immigration and Canadian Labour Markets: Emerging Policy Issues and Priorities.- Accreditation and the Labour Market Integration of Internationally Trained Engineers and Physicians in Canada.- Integrating International Medical Graduates: The Canadian Approach to the Brain Waste Problem.- Skilled Enough? Employment Outcomes for Recent Economic Migrants in Canada Compared to Australia.- Part IV.- The Politics and Policy of Highly Skilled Immigration under New Labour, 1997-2009.- Germany: Reluctant Steps Towards a System of Selective Immigration.- Wasting the Cultural Capital of Newcomers? Integrating Skilled Migrants into the British and German Labor Market.