alt Hacker NewsThere's a big difference between cutting off all foreign-born talent—and addressing the serious issue of graduate school turning into an immigration racket; the current issue with graduate degrees is a very close mirror to the issue with H1b worker visas. The abuse of both systems has harmed Americans—and to some extent the long-term health of the tech industry and the academy.
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Who cares if it's an easy path if the person graduates with the degree. It should be easy to immigrate here if you get an advanced degree. If you get a degree not in demand then you should be just as unhireable
Would you be ok if the schools only allowed foreign students from certain countries?
> The abuse of both systems has harmed Americans—and to some extent the long-term health of the tech industry and the academy
Can you please explain how it has harmed Americans and tech industry and the “academy”
Every country with benefits for old people dreams of being able to import high value workers who can provide those benefits.
American is built on immigration, and nearly all of us are immigrants or very recent descendants of immigrants. How in the world has immigration harmed Americans?