It's a terrible assumption. If you believe Computer Science education has anything to do with programming ability, you shouldn't be surprised the US has many,

It's a terrible assumption. If you believe Computer Science education has anything to do with programming ability, you shouldn't be surprised the US has many, if not most, of the best programmers already [1,2]. The trouble is identifying them successfully at minimal cost. Hiring & firing a poor programmer costs money. [1] http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/computer-science-information-systems#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search= http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/universit... [2] http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/computer-science http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/com...