[thatfrenchguy]

Yup, so that we can loose our innovation edge and loose the next Apple, Google or Nvidia. Amazing plan.

[141205]

There'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.

[spankalee]

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?

[ares623]

Would you be ok if the schools only allowed foreign students from certain countries?

[Larrikin]

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

[noncoml]

> 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”

[lotsofpulp]

Every country with benefits for old people dreams of being able to import high value workers who can provide those benefits.

[direwolf20]

They already lost their innovation edge with TikTok but they were able to steal it back with brute force. They must be counting on doing that again.

[TacoCommander]

A simple house in the South Bay is $2 million or more. Is this a win for humanity?

[lotsofpulp]

It’s one of the most desirable places to live in the world, why wouldn’t it be one of the most expensive?

[noncoml]

Is your complaint that you cannot afford to live in a place where intelligent, well educated people are getting payed insane amount of money?

And are you implying that the solution is to stop those highly desirable people from coming in because that will help you afford a place in South Bay?

In other words since you cannot compete with them, outlaw them?

[knowaveragejoe]

We all know the actual solution is to build housing, right?

[thatfrenchguy]

I mean, yes, the benefits (and sometimes harms) of those companies to humanity reach multiple orders of magnitude more people than the microcosm of the Bay Area housing crisis.

[direwolf20]

What's the relationship between this comment and the topic of discussion?

[ixtli]

This is a non-sequitur. Making immigration impossible or stopping science funding or whatever is not going to change the behavior of a market profiting off of housing.

[lotsofpulp]

Could be the biggest own goal in human history.

[hurfdurf]

Fairly certain 1930s Germany ranks higher in this regard by quite a margin.

[psunavy03]

It already is.