It's pretty clear that "the most highly sought-after people in the world" in AI aren't fresh college grads or junior engineers.
If someone with a PhD and decades worth of research and practical experience in cutting-edge ML/AI/semiconductor tech wants to immigrate to the US, it's idiotic to put them in the same lottery as a $50K/yr "IT consultant" from Infosys. This is exactly why the US completely lost its edge in hi-tech manufacturing and is now losing ground in software/apps as well.
You want your junior engineers to have jobs and gain skills? Maybe don't say no to the best talent from across the world who can mentor them.
If someone with a PhD and decades worth of research and practical experience in cutting-edge ML/AI/semiconductor tech wants to immigrate to the US, it's idiotic to put them in the same lottery as a $50K/yr "IT consultant" from Infosys. This is exactly why the US completely lost its edge in hi-tech manufacturing and is now losing ground in software/apps as well.
You want your junior engineers to have jobs and gain skills? Maybe don't say no to the best talent from across the world who can mentor them.