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That level of dependence on immigration by schools is foolish, short-sighted, and unsustainable. Forced immigration reductions, whether self-imposed or politica
by adamiscool8 6y ago
That level of dependence on immigration by schools is foolish, short-sighted, and unsustainable. Forced immigration reductions, whether self-imposed or politically enabled, would ideally provide a much needed opportunity to refocus on developing the domestic talent pipeline and improving the general accessibility of American graduate programs to Americans.
- pm90 6y agoThere is nothing stopping this from happening right now and indeed there are various kinds of outreach programs designed to get Americans interested in higher education today. Graduate school requires both aptitude and desire; It is a nativist myth to think you can simply swap out immigrants for Americans. You would have to do some nasty forced education kinda shit and there is little evidence that would work either. It’s possible that if the population of the US approaches 1 bil or so there may be enough students to fill in (if that ever happens). Otherwise thinking that refocusing on domestic students will help is a pipe dream; there are simply not enough Americans interested in Graduate school.