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TABLE?.— IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES OFSCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND PHYSICIANS, FISCAL YEARS 



1956, 1962-67. 



A.-ANALYSIS OF IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND PHYSICIANS, 



FISCAL YEARS 1956, 1962-67 



Note: Developed countries include the European countries, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. 

 Developing countries are all other countries. 



B.— IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES OFSCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND PHYSICIANS, FISCAL YEARS 1956, 



1962-67 



C— PERCENTAGE SHARE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN IMMIGRATION INTO UNITED STATES OF SCIENTISTS 

 ENGINEERS. AND PHYSICIANS, FISCAL YEARS 1956, 1962-67 



Fiscal year 



Total, 

 3 groups 



Scientists 



Engineers 



Physicians 



1956. 

 1962. 

 1963. 

 1964. 

 1965. 

 1966. 

 1967. 



Source: U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Governent Operations, Hearing, "The Brain Drain of Scientists, Engineers, 

 and Physicia-s from the Developing Countries into the United States," Before the Subcommittee on Research and Technical 

 Programs, 90th Cong., 2d sess., 1968, p. 2. 



In giving further statistical support for the shifting trend in pro- 

 fessional immigration to the United States from the LDCs, Mr. Hen- 

 derson points out that the number of immigrating scientists and 

 engineers born in Europe (presumably for 1969) declined almost to 

 half while those born in Asia rose from 4,400 to 5,300. Those born in 

 Africa increased by 56 percent over the number in 1968. Of 2,756 

 physicians, 1,600 came from Asia alone. The proportion of engineers, 

 scientists, and medical personnel immigrating from the LDCs in 1969, 

 he indicates, was about 60 percent or more. Entry of PTKs from the 



