Who gains?

摘要

Look around Il Fornaio restaurant in Palo Alto, and the whole idea that immigration might be controversial seems as passe as analogue radio. In 1970, whites accounted for 80% of the population of Santa Clara County; last year they became a minority. One in four new businesses in Silicon Valley is started by someone of Indian or Chinese origin. The valley's success is based on merit: it depends on taking the best, wherever in the world they were born. The only debate is about how the authorities can be persuaded to let in more foreign talent.