The thought process is that we should not reject brain capital due to antiquated immigration programs but encourage high performing graduate and postgraduate students to stay in the US and help spur job and innovation creation here.

FORBES: Immigration Reform Will Get You Cash

We will watch Senate and the House conversations on how this emerges and predict this will be a bipartisan 2013 comprehensive immigration bill that will not only create more jobs and keep brain capital in the US but also increase a momentum of retail investors and foreign institutional investors investing in emerging managers in private equity.

FORBES: Immigration Reform Will Get You Cash

Russia is suffering both capital flight and a brain drain.

ECONOMIST: Russia's presidency