While somewhat rudely expressed, but in principle I'd agree. There are people who call it modern day imperialism – it's the draining high performant brains from other countries what allows western societies to keep doing a lot of things.
As an immigrant myself, I've heard this take a lot. I despise it because it treats us as a resource that you can allocate here or there as needed to solve problems, ignoring the person themselves and their needs and wants. What if the "high performant brain" does not want to sacrifice their own well-being for the sake of "improving their country"?
If "anti-imperialist" Westerners truly care so much about brain drain negatively affecting other countries, they should go live in those countries themselves and provide their services there for the sake of greater good. But very few actually do so, and even fewer are willing to do it on any kind of non-temporary basis.
Don't be offended. I completely understand that in personal level the view is very different. It's normal that in personal level you make your own choices and choose whatever is better for you personally. But it doesn't mean that a lot of people choosing whatever it's best for them are creating outcome that's better for the world.
PS. I didn't say that people calling this imperialism are from west.
