FOR STORY : CLASS OF 2012 - BRAIN DRAIN : In this July 26, 2012 photo, 26-year-old Spanish engineer, who does not want to be identified, checks her emails in a coffee shop as she looks for work in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is in Brazil looking for work because she can't find a job in Spain and asked not to be identified because she is in Brazil on a tourism visa and is concerned she could have legal problems if Brazilian authorities learn she is looking for work. She is a friend of AP Class of 2012 project member Rafael Gonzalez del Castillo. According to economist at Madrid's IE Business School, Gayle Allard, the long-term toll of emigration could be sinking competitiveness as crisis-hit countries lose many of their best and brightest citizens a potential formula for a vicious circle of economic agony, although they could benefit if young emigres return, bringing back better work and language skills. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
