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> I'm a little surprised to see a number of anti-immigraiton comments on this thread

First time in an immigration discussion on HN? They always bring the "America for Americans (who look like me)" types out of the woodwork.

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FWIW I'm a foreign-born US citizen and I agree with them. I think immigration is important for highly in-demand fields that can't be fulfilled by US citizens or existing permanent residents within the next 5 years. Nurses and doctors for example. Tech is not one of those fields, so I would 100% support anti-immigration policies (including outsourcing restrictions) in that sector until there is a true need for it.

Nurses and Doctors make the same complaints Engineers do.

And depending on the subfield, it simply cannot be filled in 2-3 years.

There is just an institutional failure in supporting STEM at the undergraduate level in the US.

This is simply untrue. The US graduates far more stem majors than they have ever done. Many fail to fine gainful employment because employers would rather cry about a phony shortage so they can hire cheap labor.

There are also a bunch of recent immigrants on threads like these who have the 'close the door after me' mindset. They also support hard restrictions on immigration, as soon as they get the green card or citizenship.

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