Below is a LinkedIn post by Ross Blade that I felt compelled to share. Ross is president of Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Survivors Group Incorporated, a registered charity in Australia.
The ongoing talent migration means the US will be left with the “poorly educated” Dear Leader loves so much because they’re so easy to dupe and manipulate. The USA’s loss is other countries’ gain. Making America Dumber & Poorer (MADP) step by step.
HOW COUNTRIES ARE HARVESTING AMERICAN TALENT
This isn’t casual migration. It’s deliberate talent capture, as other countries respond to US political instability, research uncertainty, and workforce volatility.
1. Canada — Scale: Massive
The largest and fastest system. Express Entry, Global Talent Stream, and provincial programs openly target US professionals and academics.
2. Germany — Scale: Very large
A demographic and industrial strategy. Expanded EU Blue Card rules plus heavy federal investment in engineering, climate, and medical research.
3. Australia — Scale: Large
System-wide Global Talent visas and aggressive university recruitment of US researchers, clinicians, and climate scientists.
4. United Kingdom — Scale: Medium–large
Post-Brexit pivot toward US talent. Global Talent visas and UKRI funding aim to offset EU brain drain, especially in science and biotech.
5. France — Scale: Medium
Politically explicit recruitment. “Choose France for Science” directly appeals to US researchers concerned about academic freedom.
6. Netherlands — Scale: Medium
High-efficiency model. English-language research environments and fast skilled-migration pathways attract US tech and academic talent.
7. Singapore — Scale: Medium
Elite-focused siphon. Large grants and rapid residency for top-tier researchers in AI, biotech, and materials science.
8. Ireland — Scale: Small–medium
Corporate-linked pull. US tech and pharma firms anchor visas and university hiring pipelines.
9. New Zealand — Scale: Small
Targeted programs with strong lifestyle appeal, especially for environmental and public health researchers.
10. Japan — Scale: Emerging
Late but accelerating. Visa reform and expanded English-language research hubs in robotics and advanced science.
History shows that when ideology begins to override expertise, the first measurable signal isn’t collapse … it’s talent exit. That pattern appeared in 1930s Germany, and it appears in milder form whenever research freedom, institutional independence, or personal security feel politically contingent.
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