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Systems are more powerful than the people caught up in them. The person who is escaping the "cast of poop-cleaners-by-bare-hands" is trying to escape the system that casts him thus. If you (America) ensure that only the best and the brightest are granted entry, then you get to both

a) preserve your system, without dilution of it's core principles

b) allow new entrants into the system who are hungry and desperate to succeed and start a new life

What the article correctly identifies is that someone who is desperate to succeed will go much further than others. This kind of inner motivation is extremely valuable and is what fuels the engine of America's growth.




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