[garden_hermit]

Studies mostly show that, in the long run, family-based immigration policies lead to more economic growth than the "best and brightest". Basically, forming immigrant communities is useful—they provide support to new entrants, and lead to better outcomes for everyone. Importing a few educated doctors, rather than families or broader populations, leads to less long-term benefit.

[Sammi]

Interesting. Would love a source.

[garden_hermit]

try this one out:

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Integration-Parado...