I posit that every first world western country has the ability to train anyone to do any job.

There is no western country that, for example, lacks the ability to train machinists.

It's ridiculous to assert that first world countries lack the ability to train workers and therefore must seek workers from less developed nations. It's nonsense.

Yeah its more lack of a willing workforce

We just have companies that don't want to PAY for it, and they have regulatory capture.

Jobs like train conductors are in very very high demand

you cant train "anyone" people that are not intrested or somewhat disabled for the job cant do.

you are right... they can just outsource instead

then hope there is not a trade war

Exactly. Which is why if you want to fix plenty of societal problems, you have to fix immigration.

Yeah, FIX IT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtRNg5uSKQ0

how does preventing a company from bring people local fix the problem of them just never offering the job local to begin with?

"well, we can't save money by importing people....guess we'll just pick up and move to them instead. its still cheaper"

have a law saying they must post the job localy for 30 days before searching abrod or something

Christ.

that doesn't solve the problem

Don't just make a new law forcing people to do this or that.

training can take years

XD not sure that would want to make them stay

you'd have to be like "the job has to be open for over 5 years before you can bring in a non-citzen"

thats... a long time

That's the time of training.

^

Ever heard of people who want 3 years of experience in a program that has only existed for 3 months?

Nobody has ever heard of apprenticeships and OJT?

Oh we don't train in america anymore.

apprenticeships have not be a major thing in the long time

a lot of entry level jobs these days...well at least 3 years ago, had a requirement for 5+ years in the industry

I wonder why that is....

well you know, the 2008 recession meant they didn't NEED to

It's absolutely pathological.

plenty of people who had time in the field but didn't have work

thats only changed recently

Often the ridiculous requirements are a scam to justify applying to H1Bs.

Catch-22s are a disease.

XD "need prior experience for entry level position"

you used to be able to get "entry" level which was basically just a bachelor degree

then they would train you from there

basically the same as apprenticeship

XD when one of those positions pays 12 an hour >.>