"Within Silicon Valley, there's a low-grade yet persistent anxiety on the minds of, well, nearly everyone, and it boils down to one question: Are we losing our place as the geographic center of the global tech industry? That's not paranoia. The Bay Area's 20 biggest tech employers grew their workforces three times faster outside the U.S. than they did here from January 2019 through July 2025, an analysis by Joint Venture Silicon Valley shows."
""While we're the undisputed center of innovation, there's a risk of losing that to Austin or China or wherever," says San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. "I want to make sure Silicon Valley stays geographically here in Silicon Valley." How? The Bay Area's largest city is investing in highly educated immigrants. "Education and immigration, that's the Silicon Valley formula," says Mahan."
Silicon Valley faces anxiety about losing its status as the geographic center of the global tech industry as large tech employers expand workforce growth faster outside the U.S. from January 2019 through July 2025. San Jose leadership emphasizes retaining innovation by attracting highly educated immigrants and investing in startups. Of four selected early-stage companies, five founders include four immigrants and one U.S.-born son of immigrants; all five hold college degrees and four attended graduate school. The region's concentration of immigrants and educated workers has driven large income gains. Immigration and education policies could affect local AI and innovation ambitions.
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