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This dystopian vision would require lighting the Fourth Amendment on fire and lead to widespread human rights violations of innocent people. Is corporate espionage a problem? Of course it is. Is it worth abandoning the principles of a free society for? Absolutely not.

Citizens should always be incredibly insulated from any sort of government interference, I agree. The Constitution should be ratified so any time it mentions “people” or “persons” it instead says “citizens”. We need a separate document that applies to non-citizens.

Sounds a bit like ancient Athens. (That's not a complement.)

If you can't beat them, join them, I guess. CCP has been saying for 70 years that a free society cannot compete with a totalitarian society. US can either agree or disagree. What we cannot honestly do is claim to disagree but agree via our actions.

So... Indentured slavery?

No, the choice to learn in American institutions, make tons of American money, and live the American dream. None of those things should benefit a country that we are in direct competition with.

Slavery is wrong, becoming an international student to get a world-class education and work in the center of the tech industry is not. Comparing them is very silly.

Not down voting but... Slow clap.