This reminds me of the arguments over visas for tech workers in the US. A common argument I hear is that immigration is robbing Americans of high-tech jobs in Silicon Valley.
I think the mistake in those arguments is that there's no intrinsic reason why the world's tech sector has to be so concentrated in Silicon Valley. The major reason why the industry continues to be so concentrated in Silicon Valley is because that is where the workforce is. If the flow of skilled workers to Silicon Valley - from all over the world - is choked off, the industry will move to where the high-skill workforce is.
The Dutch seem to be testing out this theory in real life. I would guess that ASML is heavily dependent on highly educated people who come from all over the world, and that restricting its workforce to Dutch (or even EU) citizens would severely damage the company.
I think the mistake in those arguments is that there's no intrinsic reason why the world's tech sector has to be so concentrated in Silicon Valley. The major reason why the industry continues to be so concentrated in Silicon Valley is because that is where the workforce is. If the flow of skilled workers to Silicon Valley - from all over the world - is choked off, the industry will move to where the high-skill workforce is.
The Dutch seem to be testing out this theory in real life. I would guess that ASML is heavily dependent on highly educated people who come from all over the world, and that restricting its workforce to Dutch (or even EU) citizens would severely damage the company.