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Except the U.S. right now is nothing like what the USSR was under the Soviets, at least not for people who are in the U.S. via proper and lawful immigration pro
by nis0s 1y ago
Except the U.S. right now is nothing like what the USSR was under the Soviets, at least not for people who are in the U.S. via proper and lawful immigration protocols. The bent towards Christian nationalism may covert the US into an unviable USSR-like environment for a majority of its population, including whites and Christians. But I don’t think that scenario is likely given the range of leadership available to the U.S. I guess it depends on how the next two years unfold, maybe I’ll stand corrected.
Regarding brain drains, why is it so bad if the best and most productive of another country stay in their home states, or go else where? The fact is that there are a lot of nations which experience relatively low rates of immigration, but are at the forefront of science and tech, such as China or Japan or Singapore. Maybe brain drains are not the main concern here, if anything the idea is a distraction.
- dragontamer 1y agoIt will be bad for our aging boomer population if we do not import (or train) enough nurses to take care of them all. And we are falling behind more-and-more even with every pro-immigration measure over the last decade. Now we need to face our nursing crisis while various countries are going to feel less good about coming over here and filling our vacant nursing positions. Brain drain for others (offensive, hampers Russian technology). Pro-economic position for us (we get trained workers at an improved rate, growing certain sectors of our economy faster than they'd grow naturally). Its win/win for USA all around. ---------- Now if Russia or China makes life better for their citizens, okay. That's better for the individuals but worse for us. Because now we aren't fixing the various broken bits of our economy (ie: our incredible nursing shortage).