I'm a bit surprised that Trump isn't going after outsourcing in the same way he went after H-1Bs.
Not that I believe Trump actually cares about US jobs, let alone thinks strategically about the importance of a strong software sector, but you might expect him to at least do another mafia-style shakedown of the companies outsourcing jobs. Heck, you might think he'd even care about all the lost tax revenue, by having developer salaries going to India rather than staying here.
No need for any industry push-back apparently - Trump seems to be in process of TACOing out of his H-1B changes, now saying that US doesn't have enough talented people.
Maybe more people would pursue tech careers and higher education if there were more and better paying jobs here ... but there appear to be plenty of people here already with the expertise and looking for jobs. 600 former Meta AI employees for a start, not to mention countless highly experienced people not able to find work due to age discrimination (incl. companies giving the job to a cheaper foreigner).
Not that I believe Trump actually cares about US jobs, let alone thinks strategically about the importance of a strong software sector, but you might expect him to at least do another mafia-style shakedown of the companies outsourcing jobs. Heck, you might think he'd even care about all the lost tax revenue, by having developer salaries going to India rather than staying here.