Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting It Right
By Michele Wucker

As fears caused by globalization and terrorism increase pressure to close America's doors, this book by Citizenship & Security executive director Michele Wucker argues that to do so would be catastrophic. The U.S. economy depends more than ever on immigrants, not only for stereotypical low-skilled jobs, but much more so for maintaining our technological edge and promoting American products and services abroad. So far, America has reaped the lion's share of the gains of globalization. But for the first time ever, the world's best and brightest no longer see this country as the only destination of choice.

In LOCKOUT, Michele Wucker documents the mistakes that led to our predicament today, and clarifies why it would be a catastrophic error of judgment, as well as a demonstration of a colossal lack of self-knowledge, if America attempted to turn its back on rest of the world and in so doing on the best of itself.

New York: PublicAffairs Press ISBN 1586483560

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