Brain Drain Debate

my view for a long time has been that the usa is a net importer of talent and ideas. that its cheaper to have someone spend 20 odd years training in another country and then just lure them in with the promise of big $... isnt that how its been working? or is this some new spin.

You have the metaphor backwards. Where do you go if you're a talented American and your own country continually does not want to pay for your talent? It's the brain drain out of the US to worry about, not the influx of immigration.

Currently Top Talent in those countries want to move abroad to earn more and have a better standard of living. If they see no way out, they have stay in their countries and then US companies will have access to top talent for cheaper.For example, US is the best destination for doing a Ph.D. currently and ph.D. students then work in US. If US stops them from working here, they will go back work and form competitors.China has already shown that this is achievable.

True, but the parent post did not mention use of force.We cannot deny that there is a brain drain in many third world countries that desperately need well trained workers that is accelerated by acceptance of immigrants into developed nations like the US. Who’s going to lead these countries into better governance and economic improvement if all the talent is incentivized to leave their home countries for greener pastures?

How does it destroy the country? I genuinely do not understand your logic? Is it because you assume less talent will move to the states?

A common problem in latam and other geos is brain drain. Most of their best minds simply leave the country looking for better opportunities. That is impactful for the countries economies, the country invest a lot in people,but others see the benefits.During last century, USA has been the most benefited from that kind of immigration.Personally I think that this is a very short sighted decision by USA administration. But overall, I think that this will benefit the rest of the world. Maybe in

"brain drain" would have the brains relocate to the USA wouldn't it?

The US is already the brain drain destination #1. Nowhere else can highly skilled people generate comparable levels of income.

If you're an employer then, from a pure cold calculating stand-point, nobody would blame you for having that thought for you wouldn't say it out loud. If your country is the destination of choice of many talented people, you'd have access to a larger pool and an advantage over other employers in countries that are less attractive. Also, none of your tax dollars went to educating and training these prospects.Think about the influence the exodus of the Soviet Union's best an

From outsider pov, US has been draining talent from foreign countries for ages. Perhaps those talent going back might be a net positive.