Originally Posted By: Barry the Pirate
But it's like nassim said, they come from a place very different from the 1st World. I think we expect folks to come here from the 7th Level of Hades and just hop onto the American Dream carnival ride. With skill sets that just are not adaptable.

That said, the Germans, the Irish, the Scotch, the Italians and any number of foreigners have been coming here for years and have adapted. Mostly because up until the last 50 or so years they've been expected to assimilate. With all cultures being equally valid and diversity being the coin of the realm, such is not the case today. To the detriment of everyone.


I don't think the hippy dippy diversity line would be so bad, in fact, I think it would be good, if we were skimming off the cream of the crop from places like India, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, Chile, South Africa etc. It would help diffuse any tensions or sore feelings that inevitably result while everybody adapts to the new mix. But if it's open to everyone, and we're taking in both Abdi and Sanjay without thinking about who has a better skill set first, it's a naive, and ultimately toxic way of looking at things.


Edited by nassim (03/01/12 06:49 PM)
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