Stepping Out of the Brain Drain is an important contribution to the intensifying debate about highly skilled migration from developing to developed countries. Addressing the issue from the perspective of Catholic social thought, the authors demonstrate that both the economic and ethical rationales for the teaching's opposition to 'brain drain' have been undermined in recent years and show how the adoption of a less critical policy could provide enhanced opportunities for poor countries to accelerate their economic development.

"Stepping Out of the Brain Drain is important not only because it offers a timely summary of the Catholic teaching on migration and a persuasive challenge to one aspect of that teaching, but also because it offers a model for how lay persons can effectively help the social teaching remain sensitive to the 'signs of the times' as events unfold. The book abundantly evidences its authors' great respect for Catholic social teaching, as well as their great understanding of it and the context in which existing policy developed." - Association Of American Colleges and Universities

"This book provides a fresh and frank discussion of how Catholic social teaching applies to STEP OUT migrants. A thorough analysis of the Church's understandings of migration issues stands as the volume's greatest contribution to this literature....Specialists in immigration affairs and graduate and seminary libraries should possess this book." - Catholic Library World

"There is a good reason for Catholics and non Catholics alike to read this book. The book is relevant for those in dialogue with the Catholic community about human rights, poverty, human dignity, and the common good. It is a clearly written, well documented, and highly informative text that focuses on and explores the ethical implications of global developments that have not been completely absorbed by the general public or by Catholic social teaching." - Journal for Peace & Justice Studies

"It is a clearly written, well documented, and highly informative text that focuses on and explores the ethical implications of global developments that have not been completely absorbed by the general public or by Catholic social teaching." - Peace and Justice Studies, March 2009

"This book aims to shed new light on the relationship between the Catholic church and immigration, emphasizing the positive effects of the migration of professionals. It thus gives good ground for the Catholic church to revise its opinion of professional immigrants." - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, July 1, 2009