How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Dominance

Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by mc32 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @12:39PM (#13552521)

So not only are we wrong, but so is every other country on earth. How is it all countries, many of which would like to become relatively more competitive than America, seem to all be making the same mistake you allude to?

W/re training. America is responsible for training our own, I don't think we should think we should off load that job to say Canada, and in the same way people's home countries should be responsible for their own citizens wellbeing and development. We cannot be responsible for nor absorb the deficiencies by other countries with respect to their own citizens, in effect subsidizing malgovernance.

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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by maxerickson on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:02PM (#13552794)

Other countries tend to have less productive economies than the US. Both overall and per worker. Of the few with higher productivity, most of them have more generous immigration policy than the US has had in recent years.

So yes, you are wrong, both about the impact of immigration here and the impact of closed borders elsewhere.

With the training I see it as a utilitarian issue. If training someone is a net benefit to the US I don't care where they were born. I certainly don't want to leave the benefit sitting on the table just because they weren't born here.

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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by dragonwriter on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:03PM (#13552803)

> Other countries tend to have less productive economies than the US. Both overall and per worker.

But often not per worker-hour.

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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by mc32 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:17PM (#13552946)

When you say more generous immigration policies, do they just allow anyone in, or do they try to ensure there is an unmet demand at home? Can I just get a ticket land there and get a job in a desirable sector?

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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by credit_guy on Thursday February 02, 2017 @10:13PM (#13557355)

Here's a link [1] to a description of the point-based immigration systems in Australia, Canada and the UK. They all seem to be much more permissive than the US. And no, they don't allow everyone in.

[1] https://loc.gov/law/help/points-based-immigration/index.php

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