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[quote=Anonymous][quote]There are a lot of immigrants (3rd world countries) who want to come to US for opportunities. They unfortunately never got the chance to maximize on their potential ie educational, etc. They may not be skilled, etc. as a result. The whole notion of immigration is about seeking a "better life."

I think it's an interesting idea this new immigration policy - not sure how I feel about it yet because yes, intuitively, it makes sense of course for any country to want the "brightest" and "best."

The reality however is that often, immigrants are motivated to make the move - and it's often time a sacrifice of leaving your family, what you know, etc) to want to find something better - exactly because they aren't the brightest or the best but because they recognize if they stayed where they were, they would never have a chance to be. There's talent never realized in so many people.

The other thing is just because someone isn't great on paper does not mean they may not have the motivation to learn and more than anything, are driven to WORK. That's a huge thing - people who are willing to work and start at square 1. Never underestimate the power of desire. My parents worked their asses off and became millionaires in their 40s having immigrated in their 20s here. I know of many such stories of people who started with nothing but after awhile, saw great leaps.

Finally, a very important consideration is also that, even if someone does not look good on paper, their sons/daughters who would become US citizens, while living in US, may become great. And we would never have the opportunity to embrace contributors to American society but for our lack of compassion for their parents or grandparents. You just can't be so black/white on matters concerning people. People are different and people can have kids who are completely different from then - you really have to consider all the possibilities and not look at just the moment. At the heart of the beauty of the American Dream is that you can start anywhere and rise.
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I am an immigrant. I read your post and it makes very little sense. You have a lot of maybes and suppositions.

So according to you, we should take in everybody because their sons and daughter MAY become valuable citizens. This does not make any sense to anyone .. what if they become horrible Americans ??

Let's apply the same standards to admission in Harvard for instance. Just because someone's application form does not look good on paper it does not mean they cannot be good students and have fantastic lives. Does that mean Harvard should accept everyone who applies?[/quote]

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