ne (the American(13). The German Green Card was misnamed, I argued,(14) it never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S.green card, by contrast, is an almost(15)path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official(16) my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citizenship. “we need young teach workers,” he said. “that's what this pro-gram is all(17).”so Germany was asking bright young(18)to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land—but without any(19)of ever being part of their new home. Germany was singing a signal, one that was(20) received in India and other countries, and also by Germany's own immigrant community.