US turning away talent needed for innovation
The talent that's being turned away are the millions in "progressive education" in our public schools. Oh, sure, the best and brightest will succeed due to their own personal motivations.
The rest are victims of a planned result of progressive education - to turn out a middle class who are only educated enough to perform the menial tasks alloted them by the elite. As has been previously stated in this thread, success is penalized, failure is rewarded, and mediocrity is encouraged.