At the moment the US licensing system is not geared up to train airline pilots.
It is setup towards GA, leaving the rest of the training to the airlines.
Unfortunately, the airlines have not been filling the gap of knowledge from licence holder and maybe flight instructor to airline pilot.
I think it would be better to set upto two routes to the airlines in the US.
Cadet pilot via an approved airline specific training program.
Or x amount of hours from a 135 type carrier.
Flying 3000 hours around the pattern is not the same as flying for a 135 company, or indeed a properly conducted cadet program.