Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science talent

Re:Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science ta... by paulpauper on Sunday May 15, 2022 @08:45PM (#31392655)

On math exchange and other sites, a good chunk of top scorers are ex-US. Some of this is due to greater population, but its evidence also there is considerable talent overseas which may still be untapped.

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Re:Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science ta... by rg111 on Monday May 16, 2022 @06:47AM (#31395425)

This is completely based on personal experience, and a significant amount at that.

Most Indians who study Physics/CS/Math/Engg. do that because they want a high paying job and social prestige.

Most Americans who study these, are genuinely interested in these subjects. They are passionate about these.

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Re:Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science ta... by whimsicalism on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:44AM (#31397057)

This is a well studied developed vs developing world gap.

An interesting corollary that appears to be related is that the gender gap in STEM is much less large in the developing world.

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Re:Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science ta... by dr_spicy on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:26AM (#31396129)

Purely anecdotally, but it seemed like the majority of the students in my college classes, American or not, were probably more interested in the money than passionate

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