Spot on, but the real story is deeper. Elite Chinese researchers trained at CMU/Stanford are returning home to found Moonshot, DeepSeek, etc., because visa friction, H-1B limbo, and suspicion make staying feel risky, while China offers capital, speed, and national momentum. America’s AI edge was built on attracting global talent. Turning that spigot even slightly risks accelerating exactly what export controls try to slow: China mastering efficient, open-weight models that punch way above their chip weight class. Lesson: Talent is mobile and allergic to hassle. The winning strategy isn’t more walls, it’s making the US the clearest, fastest place on Earth for the world’s best engineers to build. Open pathways beat closed doors. Execution beats restrictions.