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zaptheimpalertoday at 4:35 AM1 replyview on HN

Yes exactly. One country sucking up all the best talent is not good for the world, its a single point of failure.


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airstriketoday at 4:55 AM

That's not really how it works. Immigrants also benefit from coming to the US.

Skilled labor immigration is great for everyone involved, and bad only for the countries that suffer the brain drain.

But it's not zero-sum. The damage to those countries from losing talent is smaller than the benefits to the immigrant, their new country, and ultimately all of humanity.

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