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OrwellwasRight

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1. Contrary to the lies perpetuated by employers hoping to drive down wages,

Reply to JBoy (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:53 AM

Jan 2017

there is no shortage of high tech workers or engineers or STEM grads in the US. See, e.g., https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myth-of-the-science-and-engineering-shortage/284359/

Of all the countless reasons to hate Trump's Muslim Ban, whether they have ethical, humanitarian, constitutional, economic, or other bases, "we need to have foreigners to do our high tech jobs" is not one of them. The U.S. is diminished because of this, but we are not diminished in terms of high tech competitiveness.

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Thanks Trump, for helping Canada's tech sector! [View all] JBoy Jan 2017 OP

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You've just illustrated one problem with the brain drain LittleBlue Jan 2017 #6

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His birth father was a Syrian immigrant. applegrove Jan 2017 #10