[extropy-chat] Economic consensus on immigration

[Amara Graps]

MB mbb386 at main.nc.us:
>Great! Uh - it sounds like Heaven - you're not sick are you???? :)))

I have  accepted a position at the Planetary Science Institute (Tucson)
(http://www.psi.edu) as a long-distance associate researcher. I can be
located where I want, for example: Italy, Spain, ... (*)

PSI is a private research institute of about 50 PhD planetary
astronomers. It is a 'soft money' position that does not automatically
come with a salary, instead, the scientists earn their work and living
support via grants. Because I am just starting and expect to lose more
in the beginning while I gain experience, I don't expect to see any
financial support for at least one year. All of my salary eventually
could come from this position; or not, it is up to me.

With this position, then I have access to all of the US planetary/
astronomy resources: National Science Foundation and NASA funds and
telescopes for example, and I can be the principle investigator on
NASA grant proposals.

Such a position should give me the flexibility to build my life more
in the way that I want.

Amara


(*) Spain just lifted their immigration caps for the new EU member
countries such as Latvia. Now there are only three EU countries:
Germany, France and Italy who limit the workers from the new EU
member states; the economic benefits were apparently clear to the
others.