NEITHER LIBERTY NOR SECURITY. Opinion Journal proposes another look at U. S. immigration policy. Note in particular the discussion of immigrant enrollment in Ph.D. programs. There are at least two hypotheses that come to mind for those programs not attracting domestic students. One, the return to a professional degree such as law, medicine, or accounting, is greater than the return to a research degree, employment opportunities in high-tech notwithstanding. Two, the secondary and undergraduate education has become sufficiently watered down that domestic students simply cannot cut it in the graduate programs.

SECOND SECTION: Although not specifically about immigration, Academic Game's thoughts on funding graduate programs based on Ph.D. placement are worth a look.