MIT economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu, himself a former H-1B immigrant, says America’s reliance on skilled immigration has created a dangerous incentive

🚨 This may be one of the most important H-1B arguments I’ve heard.

MIT economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu, himself a former H-1B immigrant, says America’s reliance on skilled immigration has created a dangerous incentive:

Instead of fixing American education and… pic.twitter.com/zexR6MjzpA

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