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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 16:05:18 -0400
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Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 5/10/2025 10:14 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> My solution, ironically, is tariffs. If there was a $50,000/year tariff
>>> for each H1B brought in, companies would only bring in the actual 'best
>>> of the best'.
>>
>> This is true, but what about universities which may not have such
>> budgets?  I am thinking perhaps most of the people who really deserve
>> H1-B visas would be employed in academia or research.  But the idea
>> is not an unworkable one.
>> --scott
> 
> When I got into grad school in Mechanical Engineering at TAMU in 1982, I 
> was the only USA citizen.  The rot has been going on that long.


I have good news for you!

When I gave a grad engineering talk at TAMU in 2000, a solid half of the 
attendees were American, many Texan.  The rest were mostly Indian.

And this was a talk where attendance was optional.

The free pizza may have had something to do with the full house but the 
questions were many, and well thought out. I was impressed indeed.


William Hyde