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So that foreign nationals think it's a smart idea to move to the US and do research for us. So that when they complete their PhD they want to stay permanently a

So that foreign nationals think it's a smart idea to move to the US and do research for us. So that when they complete their PhD they want to stay permanently and continue doing research that benefits the US. So that despite country humanity gets the smartest people together doing work that might benefit the entire world? A full scholarship to somebody that decides to move back to their country because of racism and xenophobia still directly benefits the US if that research was done here. The smartest students in the world passing on the US does not help the US. With more policies like this the smartest students in the US might move to other countries so they can work with a larger pool.

rayiner 8mo ago
How many promising American-born researchers are we missing out on because we give away valuable training and research opportunities to foreigners? Don’t forget that America’s technological heyday—when Silicon Valley was built in the first place—came during and shortly after the Johnson Reed era of immigration restriction. Companies like Apple, Intel, etc., were founded between 1960-1980 (the decade on each side of when the foreign born population hit the historical low in 1970).
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  - rayiner 8mo ago
    I’m sorry I’m smart enough to separate the two distinct concepts of “what US government policy should be” and “what personally benefits foreigners like me.” Responses like yours really make me think that the bottom line for many people is doing whatever benefits foreigners.
- righthand 8mo ago
  Zero Americans are missing out because they already have a path to that work. Your comments often lack evidence of these poor neglected Americans.
- DiogenesKynikos 8mo ago
  Apple was founded by the son of an immigrant, Intel's 3rd employee was an immigrant, and have you been to Silicon Valley in the last 30 years? Half of the engineers are foreign-born. That's the reason why Silicon Valley is what it is.

rayiner 8mo ago

How many promising American-born researchers are we missing out on because we give away valuable training and research opportunities to foreigners? Don’t forget that America’s technological heyday—when Silicon Valley was built in the first place—came during and shortly after the Johnson Reed era of immigration restriction. Companies like Apple, Intel, etc., were founded between 1960-1980 (the decade on each side of when the foreign born population hit the historical low in 1970).

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- rayiner 8mo ago
  I’m sorry I’m smart enough to separate the two distinct concepts of “what US government policy should be” and “what personally benefits foreigners like me.” Responses like yours really make me think that the bottom line for many people is doing whatever benefits foreigners.
righthand 8mo ago
Zero Americans are missing out because they already have a path to that work. Your comments often lack evidence of these poor neglected Americans.
DiogenesKynikos 8mo ago
Apple was founded by the son of an immigrant, Intel's 3rd employee was an immigrant, and have you been to Silicon Valley in the last 30 years? Half of the engineers are foreign-born. That's the reason why Silicon Valley is what it is.