Dr. Michio Kaku America Has A Secret Weapon

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Cites cromwellian · 2017-03 · on “Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Startups”

You're in denial, the evidence is staring you in the face, you're just not concerned. That's your prerogative, but you're probably not one of those who are going to be hurt by Bannon's misguided nationalism. As for H1-Bs, the reason Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, et al, hire them is not to lock in slaves at low wages who can't leave. Yes, there are companies that do this, but the reality is, tech companies love to hire new advanced degree graduates and a large chunk of those with master degrees and above are immigrants. If I want to hire a bunch of Phds in machine learning, optics, materials engineering, etc chances are they will be F-1 Visas and you won't see many native born i

Cites __m · 2018-06 · on “Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power”

That doesn't seem to be the current administration's goal. H-1B Visa, America's secret weapon: [this video]

Cites EGreg · 2019-01 · on “Designers Spill the Beans: How to Make Your Own Logo from Scratch”

Some people can mean a few people. So what if a few people hate engineers and HN? They are extremely valuable and look how the world has been improved because of them. Perhaps by some, you meant many? Then you should come out and say it. And even if many people hated engineers, that would still not mean engineers must change. In the 1960s the USA had a math and science crisis in schools. Russia was far ahead in engineers, possibly because the culture didn’t really put down “nerds and geeks” as much as in the USA. Blaming the victim for using precise language is perhaps missing the point. The US with its huge population desperately played catch-up in STEM until the H1B visa saved the day! It’

Cites EGreg · 2020-04 · on “Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)”

I always had the impression that Russians are more serious. Also Americans have developed tons of expressions for every nuance of greasing the wheels for business and relationships. Russians are more straightforward. So it is with the kids. I don’t think there was a lot of “participation trophies” and idea that “you’re a winner just for trying”. It was realistic. Women in Russia are told to look beautiful by their mothers, for example, and they are expected wear makeup and heels just going out to the store or to work. Imagine a US mother saying that. STEM in Russia and China’s schools is wayyy more advanced than USA. Not just in Moscow but every city center in every former Soviet republic. I