Immigration as the heartbeat of innovation

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UK immigration, and the value of its tech companies, have both boomed since the year 2000
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UK immigration, and the value of its tech companies, have both boomed since the year 2000

The debate on immigration should be about innovation, not competition, says Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar

My first international flight was when I moved to the United States. I was 17 years old, relocating from Bangalore, India to attend the University of Maine in Orono, Maine - a very small (and cold)...

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