All these articles start with an implicit assumption that talent in other countries is somehow automatically inferior and that USA will always remain a leader.

All these articles start with an implicit assumption that talent in other countries is somehow automatically inferior and that USA will always remain a leader. The reality could not be further from the truth. Just take a look at what haappened to the EE / Chip-making industry. The cost difference has shifted all but very high end (intel processors) manufacturing and along with them jobs out of USA to Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan. While as an employee you might think you can ignore competition from other countries via protectionism, sooner or later the entire industry ends up suffering the effects. This is also what happened to Detroit car makers. Unionization & Protectionism guarantees salaries for half a decade until the market effect trickles down. The real existential threat to SV is not from Indians or Chinese immigrants as much as the post-Trump Anti H-1B wave might have you believe. Its from failing to remain competitive in an age where privacy corncerns and a hostile US government are causing a rethink worldwide.