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How immigrants give American companies a powerful boost against Chinese rivals

  • Written by Benjamin A.T. Graham, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

The ongoing trade war is the most visible front in America’s struggle with China for global influence. Oddly, it may be immigration policy, as much as tariffs and trade deals, that determines which country prevails.

That’s because American competitiveness in foreign markets is a key battlefield in the struggle. And while the U.S. has...

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