lifeisgood, I agree that we should invest in American citizens. But that’s not the job of private, for-profit companies. It’s the job of government to provide incentives.
But erecting artificial walls without doing anything to improve our workforce is self-defeating. We have the advantages now, but that would simply send business abroad slowly.
American citizens who are the best do get hired. I find it hard to believe that any graduate from a top engineering school cannot find a job.
California is not bursting at the seams. People have said that for decades. We can grow indefinitely. Sounds like you want to preserve a certain lifestyle. But that’s not how the economy works. We need to adapt to grow and prosper. Unfortunately, in a globalized world, changes happen faster than people can accept or adapt. We need to invest more in education to help citizens adapt and understand.
Why do you expect people to waive American flags? Personal success, and more and more of it equates to overall success. The color of green is patriotic. The reason we can have a strong military is because we have an economy of $17 trillion.