[nobody314159265]

'our' jobs?

Suppose you are in california and Caltech hires a new Yorker as a postdoc instead of you - is that any better/worse than them hiring a Canadian/Brit or German?

Suppose they hired an American who had done their graduate work at oxford - is that better than hiring a Brit who had done their phd at Caltech?

[aspensmonster]

Not to put words in greenName's mouth, but I believe the assumption is that a New Yorker and a Californian both would expect appropriate compensation for their work. Regardless of whether a citizen of the United States studied here or abroad, he would still expect a salary commiserate with his qualifications. Someone who is effectively an indentured servant on an H1-B visa will take whatever is offered to him because he knows that to do otherwise is to lose his shot at permanent residency or citizenship.

[nobody314159265]

Unless you gave the immigrants with STEM PhDs greencards. It just seems odd that a Yankee going to Texas is welcome but a foreigner taking the same job, paying the same US tax - but who was raised and educated at some other nations expense is somehow a threat.

[muzz]

> raised and educated at some other nations expense

These are paid for by the other nations, not by the individuals themselves and/or their families? I.e. other nations don't have students paying their own way through college or taking out student loans, or some combo of the two?

[BrainInAJar]

Many places subsidize education even when it's not free. Canada for instance.