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Talent will follow opportunity, so this shift in sentiment may reflect the relative outlook on the level of opportunity that US provides relative to China, at l

Talent will follow opportunity, so this shift in sentiment may reflect the relative outlook on the level of opportunity that US provides relative to China, at least for those who are able to work in China. As an aside, the American immigration system leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its efficiency, and may be a contributing factor.

SubiculumCode 7y ago
I am sure that this is part of it. However, I speculate that China may also be pressuring students and their families at home...just as they've been reported to do to expats and exiles. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uses-family-members-to-silence-criticism-2018-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uses-family-members-to...
mericantest 7y ago
I think america is putting more money on trying to have natives fill these jobs over making the immigration policy more efficient. There is tons of potential being wasted in America and we really should focus on our native citizens. Its been a while since america has been dominant in the strength of our workforce and much of our current wealth is because of past generations not the current one. We should focus on changing that before relying on other nations to provide us with skilled labor. It a national risk short and long term.
- magduf 7y ago
  >we really should focus on our native citizens Our natives can't do a lot of jobs because they don't have the educational background, and that isn't going to change any time soon with the way we fund schools. The other thing we don't do is provide low-cost high-quality healthcare to our citizens, and there again, there's not much effort to fix this, and instead the party in power wants to remove healthcare from poorer people.
- havetocharge 7y ago
  As a three time immigrant, I have diametrically opposing viewpoints. My view is that immigration mostly benefits nations, and emigration always hurts them. Immigration increases the labour capacity, and nations that utilize this resource in a pragmatic manner are net beneficiaries. My earlier point was around the fact that US isn't very efficient at managing this resource (letting arbitrary people through the physical border, while holding up highly educated folks in immigration queues for years).
  - someguydave 7y ago
    I think a majority of voters would like the immigration system to be better enforced and more focused on highly skilled immigrants but there are powerful interests who like the status quo.

SubiculumCode 7y ago

I am sure that this is part of it. However, I speculate that China may also be pressuring students and their families at home...just as they've been reported to do to expats and exiles. https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uses-family-members-to-silence-criticism-2018-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uses-family-members-to...

mericantest 7y ago

I think america is putting more money on trying to have natives fill these jobs over making the immigration policy more efficient. There is tons of potential being wasted in America and we really should focus on our native citizens. Its been a while since america has been dominant in the strength of our workforce and much of our current wealth is because of past generations not the current one. We should focus on changing that before relying on other nations to provide us with skilled labor. It a national risk short and long term.

magduf 7y ago
>we really should focus on our native citizens Our natives can't do a lot of jobs because they don't have the educational background, and that isn't going to change any time soon with the way we fund schools. The other thing we don't do is provide low-cost high-quality healthcare to our citizens, and there again, there's not much effort to fix this, and instead the party in power wants to remove healthcare from poorer people.
havetocharge 7y ago
As a three time immigrant, I have diametrically opposing viewpoints. My view is that immigration mostly benefits nations, and emigration always hurts them. Immigration increases the labour capacity, and nations that utilize this resource in a pragmatic manner are net beneficiaries. My earlier point was around the fact that US isn't very efficient at managing this resource (letting arbitrary people through the physical border, while holding up highly educated folks in immigration queues for years).
- someguydave 7y ago
  I think a majority of voters would like the immigration system to be better enforced and more focused on highly skilled immigrants but there are powerful interests who like the status quo.