Originally Posted by
acheo
do you think the US will ever consider opening the border to their fellow North American friends?
Maybe, if someday there ever is really a shortage. That day hasn't arrived yet. A shortage of pilots with the qualifications you want who are willing to accept fast-food server wages, is not the same as an actual shortage of pilots. If the airlines who are paying poverty* wages would increase the money and improve the working conditions, they would suddenly see the "shortage" disappear.
You'll find that without exception, the people trumpeting about a "pilot shortage" in the US have some sort of vested interest and/or ulterior motive.
*That's not hyperbole, the pay at many US regional airlines is low enough that the pilots qualify for public assistance.