They're not loyal to the country because the country has a history of not respecting people's loyalty.

It isn't about the money, it's about how Americans continue to demonize immigrants and have a tendency of treating people from certain countries as subversives even when they do show their loyalty.

These people are already here, doing research and propping up America's technological edge instead of their home country's. Driving away the people giving you your tech edge, in the name of protecting your tech edge, is obviously incredibly stupid.

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johnsmith1840 an hour ago | parent [-]

I can think of literally no other country on earth that values immigrants more than the united states.

I swear hackernews is filled with chinese bots or something why is everyone here so anti america?

	▲	hgoel 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		So, first you suggest that anyone that won't show loyalty to the US should be excluded, then when it is explained to you that people fear that no amount of loyalty will be enough, you accuse me of being a Chinese bot and anti-America? Really demonstrating the point there. Your attitude is exactly what they're worried about, and it isn't just Chinese immigrants (you're the one that brought the Chinese thing into this comment chain). This is how people like you and the maniacs in charge always react. As soon as an immigrant has criticism or even the slightest of concerns about your intentions, you reveal that they really will never be seen as equals.