Re:China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D...
by ElProlactin on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @06:37AM
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You've gone from arguing that "China welcomes all skilled foreign talent to come work and take residence in the country with open arms" to arguing that the US is now no better than China and worse than other Western countries.
There is no doubt that the Trump administration has hurt America's appeal, and that Indians in particular face a pretty tough road ahead.
But you're overstating so many things. China's system is working as designed. The US system has a huge backlog. Those are not the same thing.
And you still don't want to acknowledge a simple fact: a US green card provides a real pathway to citizenship and full rights for your children. China has no similar path for immigrants.
The numbers simply don't lie: despite Trump, the US issues more green cards in a year than China has issued its closest equivalent in 20+. China has had net negative migration for 50+ years. The US population will be modestly higher in 2100 than it is today, while China is going to lose as much as half of its population in the next 75 years.
There is no doubt that the Trump administration has hurt America's appeal, and that Indians in particular face a pretty tough road ahead.
But you're overstating so many things. China's system is working as designed. The US system has a huge backlog. Those are not the same thing.
And you still don't want to acknowledge a simple fact: a US green card provides a real pathway to citizenship and full rights for your children. China has no similar path for immigrants.
The numbers simply don't lie: despite Trump, the US issues more green cards in a year than China has issued its closest equivalent in 20+. China has had net negative migration for 50+ years. The US population will be modestly higher in 2100 than it is today, while China is going to lose as much as half of its population in the next 75 years.
Source: the UN's 2024 World Population Prospects