I’d argue that my country actually spent a shit ton subsidizing my education, and now I’ve brought my advanced post grad degree to their country where they get to benefit from my education without having had to best in ~20 years of costs to educate me.
That’s irrelevant. The only relevance is the cost-benefit analysis. It would cost them a lot of money to have someone educated to my level, and they don’t have to pay that. I cost their system very little and contribute a lot. They can drive me out, and it would cost them far more to replace me internally.