[A. Pole]

Once the pool of Americans pursuing tech careers shrinks, you lose the critical mass required to produce real stars, and hence the R&D edge is lost to offshore talent.

Also if you eliminate entry level jobs - no more people will enter the field.

[XBob]

68-"Once the pool of Americans pursuing tech careers shrinks, you lose the critical mass required to produce real stars, and hence the R&D edge is lost to offshore talent.
Also if you eliminate entry level jobs - no more people will enter the field."

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Your excellent point, which I have been preaching, finally hit home to me in another way - 'hatchlings'.

To get job protection, we need to declare ourselves 'wetlands'. Which they are, offshoring our lesser level jobs kills our 'hatchlings' and birthplace of our genius.