[quote=@Penny]
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Kapur and McHale would disagree. But what would they know with their fancy degrees and book learnin'


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You're right, someone sending home a bit of money every so often is certainly better than that person staying back to get their country out of a slump. Even then, with one less person from that country the international exchange will not be as great since that country will have less to provide. Additionally, even if a person is sending money back, their absence will still stall the country from it's transition to an information economy.