> I have many many foreign or first generation immigrant coworkers, but almost no one British.
Because math, plus UK immigrants are a lot less obvious in the US
> I'm surprised, because there's no language barrier
There's actually some language barrier (UK English is not US English). But its lower than for lots of other places, sure. That just means its a lot faster for a UK immigrant to pass (in speech) for a native.
> and a minimal cultural barrier,
I’m not really sure that's true.
> the vast majority of my coworkers are from places that are much harder to immigrate from
Sure, but the vast majority of people who aren't currently in the US are from places that (1) aren't the UK, and (2) have a much bigger income deficit for software engineers than the UK does compared to the US.
Because math, plus UK immigrants are a lot less obvious in the US
> I'm surprised, because there's no language barrier
There's actually some language barrier (UK English is not US English). But its lower than for lots of other places, sure. That just means its a lot faster for a UK immigrant to pass (in speech) for a native.
> and a minimal cultural barrier,
I’m not really sure that's true.
> the vast majority of my coworkers are from places that are much harder to immigrate from
Sure, but the vast majority of people who aren't currently in the US are from places that (1) aren't the UK, and (2) have a much bigger income deficit for software engineers than the UK does compared to the US.