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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Exactly, which is why I'm left scratching my head why the US wants to bring manufacturing back to the US. We're much better of growing the well-paying jobs where our education systems can compete favorably vs bringing back jobs that compete with low-paying jobs...

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

where our education systems can compete favorably

LOL are you sure about that?

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-highest-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html

China ranks higher than the USA in literacy rates

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but the US has a lot of well-educated people (e.g. see the Education Index), as well as a lot of opportunities for well-educated people to get in-demand jobs that pay well.

Literacy rates are interesting, but they don't translate to well-paying jobs like education attainment rates.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Sure, but the US has a lot of well-educated people (e.g. see the Education Index), as well as a lot of opportunities for well-educated people to get in-demand jobs that pay well.

There are more Indian Engineers in the USA than American ones... and Trump is destroying all of it

The way things are going for you, nobody with a half a choice would decide to migrate to the USA for work

Right, and that's completely brain-dead. We should be wanting to attract more talent, because more people able to take high-end jobs usually ends up creating more high-end jobs. We want more immigrant engineers, doctors, etc, because that encourages greater investment since the labor pool is deeper.

But no, we'll instead block cheap imports and encourage more blue-collar work, and if we take that too far, we'll end up in a similar situation as we did back in the Great Depression when demand just evaporates.

We should let developing countries develop and focus on what developed countries are better at: innovation. Attract top talent and keep investment dollars flowing so the R&D jobs stay.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, what is the reason those Indian engineers chose the US over India?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

and Trump is destroying all of it

The way things are going for you, nobody with a half a choice would decide to migrate to the USA for work

Adjust to your new reality pal

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

LOL losers, your education is shit compared to Chinese.
You've got nothing to offer to the world.

[–] Hardeehar@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Hold on, in advanced education here in my area of the states, almost half the population of students in classes I see are of Chinese or Indian backgrounds and most are here on foreign visas.

If the education is so shit, why are there so many foreign students studying here and paying insane amounts of money to do so.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

'Chinese or Indian backgrounds' so not Chinese.
China leads in 95% of STEM and they're only getting better and widening the gap.
The US has a handful of good Ivy league institutions (invariably using foreign professors and braindrain), the general level is mediocre at best.