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Unfortunately it changed from "best and brightest" to "whoever could make it over the border" and "whoever would do the same job for less money".


When was it ever substantially not "whoever could make it over the border"?

That only stopped being (mostly—see the Chinese Exclusion Act) our actual policy in what, the 1950s? And after that, much to the relief of the agriculture industry that sharply opposed the change, we de facto barely enforced the new policy.


Thank God big ag managed to keep the profits flowing


Pretty sure "whoever could make it over the border" are not getting admitted to Harvard.


Agreed - so why admit the rest?


Because it turns out we need lettuce, too?


Maybe Walmart etc would have to take a few less billion for shareholders and pay people properly if they want them harvested.




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