I think it is a good idea to poach talent from other countries.
I think bringing Ichiro Suzuki to the USA was really good for Major league baseball, even if it cost a very good job for a USA citizen.
I think having Rupert Murdoch become a USA citizen was good for the USA and a loss for Australia.
I think having Sergei Brin come to the USA was a gain for us and a loss for Russia.
Having Bela Karoli coach the USA women’s gymnastics team to their first gold medal was a huge win for us and a loss for Romania.
Frankly, I want all the talented people in the world becoming citizens of the USA.
Frankly, the other countries should be poaching our talent.
No one has a problem bringing in the best and the brightest by the hundreds or maybe thousands. But the vast majority of the 1.2 million legal immigrants who enter annually are not exceptional. In fact 20% are high school dropouts. Do we really need to import hundreds of thousands of high school dropouts annually?