Stunning amount of non-stupidity in this piece, given the author and platform.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/david-frum-how-much-immigration-is-too-much/583252/ …
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... Much tip-toeing, but explicitly recommends "selecting immigrants more carefully" which is actually everything. ...
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IQ isn't everything. I'd rather have people who are a cultural fit and average IQ than import a new elite from a clannish society.
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Having people around who are a lot smarter than you only helps you if they care about your wellbeing. 150 IQ immigrants who care only about their clan is worse, even, than 70 IQ immigrants, who are too stupid to acquire power and cause too much mischief.
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Yup, more on your side. Optimize for intelligence >> Going to side with my cousin.
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