Not that anybody asked, but one-third (95 out of 289) of all American Nobel Prizes in the Sciences have been earned by Immigrants to the United States.
@anneguisinherba Thanks. Although personally, I was more stunned than horrified. many no understanding the definition of the word “immigrant’.
@DarleneCypser @OphirPalmon @neiltyson So that would refute the initial point to which I responded. Also, if what you say is true, then either wages will respond by increasing, or farmers will automate. Neither counters the fact that migrant labor is effectively a farm subsidy. These points smack of religiosity...
@neiltyson Were any earned by illegal immigrants?
@neiltyson @alexisohanian So you support merit based immigration and not random Lottery?
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@dpuelle @neiltyson Gentlemen please clarify this for me. You mean legal immigrants, right? I don't think any Nobel Prizes in Sciences have been won by illegal immigrants have they?
@neiltyson They were all LEGAL immigrants. That’s the point. We need great legal immigrants, the best minds of the world. NOT rapists, murderers, drug dealers and welfare scrounges.
@MattPirkowski @neiltyson As a humanitarian argument it is also fundamentally flawed: Wouldn't these countries have been better off retaining this excellence in their own pools for social development rather than being "creamed" off by wealthier nations?