Fellow transplant here, if anything the US immigration system actively discourages people with options (smart folks who can focus and work hard for 5-7 years) from coming to the US. What brings&#x2F;keeps them here is the network effect. This is sad, because the immigration system is immune to any feedback because of this fact. Namely their actions don&#x27;t have any consequences. The system is a parasite, it has so far managed to thrive without killing its host. Either that continues indefinitely, or I really hope another center of knowledge puts pressure or better yet totally kills the US immigration parasite.