This idea that paying more would magically create a pool of trained workers is a a form of fallacy as well.

There's obviously some degree of reality to it, but the equilibrium doesn't always work that way, and, shifting it would require sometimes a decade, and integration with other parts of the supply chain, like literally opening / expanding new schools, training programs, certification, convincing young people before they even select a college major - etc.

It's a very different equation for specialized work than for unskilled labour.

And should add - communication skills matter a lot, and I don't mean just 'vocabulary'.

I've hired tons of teams from India and it's often really hard, the cultural gaps are huge.

There's a reason that almost zero startups on limited budgets 'go to China or India' to hire.

Big budget and small budget films immediately choose lower wage centres to produce films, but it's not the same for certain skilled work.

And yes, 'funny accents' can cause people's otherwise great work to be overlooked, or for them to be devalued, obviously that one is as old as time.

The entire Silicon Valley would not exist were it not for immigrants behind he scenes, obviously, and speaking from direct experience there as well.