I really do sympathize with American students who must compete at a global level while sustaining some of the highest tuition burdens in the world. Having said

I really do sympathize with American students who must compete at a global level while sustaining some of the highest tuition burdens in the world. Having said that, the argument that the founders are from abroad hence the natives suffer is false dichotomy. If anything it creates more jobs here and deprives other areas of talent since the US is welcoming for businesses. But if you want to do RnD in America, you almost always have to hire locally. The only pathway for immigrants getting jobs here is to get a degree in the US. These immigrants pay full fees to universities which in turn (potentially) subsidizes education for US students. I have to really stretch it to say that European countries like France / Germany and the UK are as locked up as the US. Almost no other country has stricter immigration than the US. Tbf if the UK (eg) would fix some of their regulatory regimes, the only reason for good entrepreneurs from the UK to come to the US would be to get market share.