In comparing both Carlos and Mai Ling's incentives for immigration, I noticed an amazing difference between the sequence of events that ended in each seeking higher education in the United States. Both were influenced to immigrate by globalization and both reciprocate to the global market. Carlos is an example of a corporation recruiting an immigrant from another country to work for them. The laboratory needs to compete for good labor in the global market because so many other companies are also seeking this specialized labor. A high quality labor force is becoming harder to recruit due to an increased amount of international companies recruiting the best labor from all over the world. .
With globalization, the labor force must compete, not only with those in their region, but with those throughout the world. According to William Beeman and Isaiah Frank, "this situation underlines the importance of measures to increase the flexibility of the United States labor force to respond to domestic changes induced by international conditions,"" (Beeman and Frank, 7). People need to be educated in order to compete for these new jobs. When someone like Carlos has already attained this education, he is a highly desired commodity. By working for Ferme National Acceleration Laboratory, Carlos participated in the advancement of technology for the molecular acceleration sector of industry. Beeman and Frank also note that "advanced training is central to maintenance of a lead on science and technology,"" (Beeman, 41). In other words, Carlos is helping the United States maintain its position of technological power in the global market by helping with the advancements of a United States company.
Mai Ling, on the other hand, is still a student. Mai Ling's plan is to be educated in an American university and later acquire a job with an American company. She is an example of a future desired commodity in the labor force.
