America is sabotaging itself in the battle for mobile talent. Other countries have smarter ways of attracting highly skilled foreigners https://econ.st/3M4yuiv
Many countries in EU have similar problems, and migrant workers are not treated well and risk deportation if you are unemployed a longer time. As a Swede I have been very lucky and landed an excellent job in Germany, but others have not been so lucky. In the process i doubled my salary and the job is more interesting. But a bigger issue I think is that companies/organizations need much better and more swift recruitment processes; now the recruitment companies set the agenda and use algorithms and excessive testing to filter out candidates. On top of this, there are now indications that buddy-networks play a lot bigger role in getting new staff, effectively setting aside the principle of merit.
First of all, Trump isn't America; and his anti-immigrant messaging for 8 years isn't going to be reversed by this last-minute policy box ticking. Secondly, the US is the #1 desired destination for ambitious immigrants, with or without degrees. If other countries are just waking up to the 'immigrant dividend', or some people who would prefer to go to (or stay in) the US but were thwarted by Trump and/or the pandemic and have settled in Europe or Canada, that isn't fundamentally going to change the dynamic. Getting a residency permit is one thing; having long term job prospects that offset the personal cost of displacement from family/friends/culture is quite another.
Once the global magnet for top talent, the US is losing its luster. Rigid immigration policies, coupled with rising costs and political divisiveness, are pushing top engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs overseas. Countries like Canada, Australia, Singapore are rolling out the red carpet with expedited visas, tax breaks, world-class infrastructure. They understand that talent is the new oil, and they're investing heavily to secure it. America risks becoming a technological backwater if it doesn't overhaul its immigration system and create an environment where innovation thrives. The clock is ticking.
Chris Rabzak
3w
Not so fast. The "War on Talent" is ongoing, but many countries restrict their borders in terms of how people move around. Sure, the top Nobel prize winners can move anyway, (perhaps in economics?), but even many with "terminal degrees" from MD to PhD and inbetween find that borders are easy crossed BUT not easily over come. As money movement barriers have been reduced to make capital move instantly on the whim of a computer glitch - people have to fill out mounds of paper work that sits in inboxes for someone to ignore since no one is funding the government employee who has to review mounds of paper work required by legislatures to "protect borders". If anything, countries around the world are increasing the "paper work" just like many HR departments require infinite amount of information to decide to "just say no to talent". Today, no one even knows how much paper work people fill to move from one place to the next. Some have pointed out the computer power used for machines to talk to machines about what no one can understand is increasing exponentially. Borderless power exchanges? Sounds to me like a non sense article based on the unrealities of the modern age. I expect better from mere economists. "The War on Talent".
In a free market, individual candidates choose freely based on assessment of their opportunities.
One critical aspect often overlooked is the role of policy stability in attracting talent. Countries that offer clear, consistent, and long-term immigration policies tend to create a more welcoming environment for highly skilled professionals.
America? Lol 😆 American society is well-known to be rejecting immigrant workers, including highly skilled ones. They want immigrants whether they have green cards or work permits but sadly immigrants need to have offers from companies in the US to apply for green card. Admit it that you Americans do not want immigrants. Well, it's human nature to hate, reject, and afraid of those who are different. But Americans should stop acting as if they welcome immigrants.
Paul Zauch
3w
As an executive recruiter myself, I believe this article hits the nail right on the head. There's a global talent shortage and simple demographics means this will not change soon. Countries need to recognise they require talent for economic growth and international competitiveness; consequently they must be gearing their immigration policy settings and processes accordingly. Just as organisations who have the best employment brand and swiftest recruitment processes win the war for talent, national governments must adopt a similar mindset. Long term economic success and prosperity will be linked to it.
This year I won a scholarship for an LLm in environmental law at pace university New York ranked at the first place in the entire country . I’m Italian but I live in Paris where I did my master in international law when I had to present my student visa I went to the American embassy in Rome due to the fact I have an Italian passport probably because I lived in paris they didn’t see enough tie with my country of origin and my visa was denied because for them I was not caming back in my country of origin at the end of my studies ( I live in paris I’m European ) so this is very sad to win a scholarship to work four months to collect all the documents to pay all embassy fees and then in one minute a denied visa for a 100% European student .
Following claim in "Enticing the best & brightest" is false: "... needs an H-1B visa... The firm must apply to the Department of Labour, showing it has tried to find an American citizen..." No such workforce protection or requirement exists. This is an easy fact check and familiar to anyone with a cursory understanding of the H-1B visa and its policy debate. Here is the actual requirement straight from the U.S. Department of Labor "The H-1B employer is not required to recruit U.S. workers ..." https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/62o-h1b-recruitment