Unemployment, while still high, is lowering and the skies look clear for even lower unemployment going into 2012. So, why then all the talk about immigrants stealing jobs from Americans? Hummh, here is a wild guess -- because it's true maybe. Well kinda sorta anyway. In the effort to stay on top, the USA is doing everything possible to attract global talent especially in areas such as science and engineering. Why is that? Could it be too many Americans are busy watching American Idol? Let's act as if we didn't hear that question.
Anyway, to retract the best talent from around the globe, the USA makes use of the H1-B Visa to get the job done. Now what happens after attracting the best talent? How do you retain immigrants once we have allowed them to go to the best schools in the world, most of the time on fully paid scholarships or on the taxpayer's dime? Hummh, perhaps these are reasons why, at least some, believe that immigrants are stealing jobs from Americans. Guess the Harvard scholars that opened the doors wide open to immigrants didn't consider that question. Too bad, maybe they should have. If they had considered and devised a plan, maybe science and engineering immigrants would not leave America, like a bat out of hell, back to the motherland after getting access to the best education in the world for free.
Hummh, did the big bosses really think free education equals loyalty to America? Fat chance. Perhaps it's a good idea to look around within the borders of America for talent in science and engineering. Undoubtedly, there is so much talent already available domestically of which good use can be made. Perhaps, if we invested in native Americans to the degree we invest in immigrants [that have no loyalty to the USA] than maybe we would not hear so much about immigrants stealing jobs from Americans. 
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