Jose wrote:
As another American engineer, I'm in agreement with you 100%.

It's not just engineering. Pure science, which is the bastion of
future engineering as well as an attraction to bright minds, is being
done offshore because research which violates superstition or offends
our superstitous leaders (such as stem cell research) is illegal here.

Jose

Stem cell research is not illegal in the US. Just because the federal
government has decided not to fund such research does not make it illegal.
So, do you have another example of scientific research that is being moved
offshore because it is illegal in the US?