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I wonder if we tried investing in public education at K-12 level, we might get more capable local workers? Unfortunately, certain political interests find more

I wonder if we tried investing in public education at K-12 level, we might get more capable local workers? Unfortunately, certain political interests find more votes among the under-educated.

jedberg 6y ago
That would certainly help, but math is against us here. Only 4.25% of the world's population lives in the US. It's mathematically impossible for all the best people to already live here.
wil421 6y ago
I think you’re missing the point here. Companies are abusing H1B to find cheap workers who can’t leave. The whole point of H1B is to get smart and talented people to the US.
tisu32 6y ago
You can boost the local education all you want (definitely worth it), you will never to grow locally the large volumes of talent necessary to run a globalized economy. Researchers, highly trained SEs etc are in high demand and there is simply not enough local supply to match.