A lot of the industry has its roots in high skilled immigrants to this country, particularly coming out of World War II. It raises a question as to whether or not one of the best things we can do for this industry and others is actually high skilled immigration because labor is it such a shortage there. If you look at the individuals who founded the chip industry in the US, a disproportionate number of them were foreign born. So I think Secretary Armando is right that we ought to have more pathways to have firms bring in the talented engineers that they need.
Today we’re bringing you an episode on chips. No, not potato chips. Kevin has been pitching an episode on the truly fascinating world of chips and semiconductors for quite a while, but our friends at the The Ezra Klein Show got to it first. This week on Hard Fork: Ezra Klein’s engrossing conversation with historian Chris Miller. It’s a must listen. Thank you to Ezra for beating us in our quest for a great chips episode.
We'll be back with our regularly scheduled tech coverage, with Kevin and Casey next week.