Wow, you are right that we are crippling a industry with short term goals, but is the other way around.
We should let them come work here. Each engineer carries a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm and demand for other services that is very very valuable for the country.
We are all better off if we let every engineer that wants to come and work in the states.
Imposing tariffs on remote work would just incentivize outward migration of companies.
Don't make companies choose either the US or the world, instead make the US the obvious choice.
Have you worked closely with a remote work force from another country? I know a couple of dozen developers in Argentina who trivially rival any American counterpart and they wouldn't move here if we paid them to. Not everyone dreams of migrating to the USA.
I'm sure there's lots of people who wouldn't move to the States. But it's completely untrue to think that more people wouldn't move if given a path, or even if given an easier path.
We should let them come work here. Each engineer carries a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm and demand for other services that is very very valuable for the country.
We are all better off if we let every engineer that wants to come and work in the states.
Imposing tariffs on remote work would just incentivize outward migration of companies.
Don't make companies choose either the US or the world, instead make the US the obvious choice.