> Now what happens to post-docs who already make almost nothing and often get treated like crap?

At least in the US, that particular brain drain has already been happening due to Trump's administration. The best of the best are exiting to other countries that will gladly have them, and then there will be far fewer people getting into the field. Science in general has taken a massive hit under the current administration and it going to take decades to fix if it's even possible.

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als0 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why decades?

	▲	refulgentis 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Need risk aversion to reset after risk was raised temporarily. Humans are cautious creatures

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GenerocUsername 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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	▲	yossarian88 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Anecdotally our US office which used to be a hub for talent is now a feeder to other locations around the world with most applications seeking opportunity outside the US, from inside the US. I've been doing this for two decades and it's never happened before at this scale. Engineering consulting.
	▲	snapcaster 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		you must not have a lot of immigrants in your circle if you have any doubt of this being true
	▲	fragmede 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		https://www.aip.org/statistics/more-us-trained-physics-phds-... Does this AIP report on physics PhDs count as data? Or statnews? https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/trump-immigration-policy... Or, for the other side, Europe reporting a 46% increase; 169 vs 116 us based researchers applied for ERC grants. https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2026-starting-gra...