> You really think some foreign person is key - then bid $1million/year salary to that person. You want some cheap labor, then only bid cheap and risk not getting them.
I mean this a foolish solution that will just make industries reliant on certain specialized experts not feasible.
The reality is that the majority of Americans don't even have a college degree and Americans are a shrinking, aging populace. The few left in such a field would command wages so high their output wouldn't make up the difference or make it worth hiring them. Many companies would not be viable in the US if we didn't hire foreigners in high-skilled positions.
Easier said than done when most Americans don't even graduate college. The time cost, monetary cost, and risk of developing experts from the American population would make things like the current AI boom impossible in the US
I mean this a foolish solution that will just make industries reliant on certain specialized experts not feasible.
The reality is that the majority of Americans don't even have a college degree and Americans are a shrinking, aging populace. The few left in such a field would command wages so high their output wouldn't make up the difference or make it worth hiring them. Many companies would not be viable in the US if we didn't hire foreigners in high-skilled positions.