These countries may not be okay with losing their top talent. It's an interesting viewpoint on economic competition though. It absolutely is in the best interes

These countries may not be okay with losing their top talent. It's an interesting viewpoint on economic competition though. It absolutely is in the best interest of the US to "brain drain" other countries. Note that this isn't new. During and after WWII the US worked hard to bring scientists to the US to prevent them working for the enemy. Just one example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip