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To: Stoat

Interesting. I've long wished that the US had a special program to admit and educate prodigiously gifted persons from the developing world (say, the brightest five or ten thousand individuals we could find per year, from the entire world, who wanted to come here). It wouldn't be easy to do. For instance, the only practical way to select the most gifted applicants would be through the use of standardized tests, and it would be tough to keep the tests from being compromised. But the benefits of such a program could be great. I would expect that most selectees would stay in this country and contribute to our society and technology after they finished their education. Some would return to their home countries, taking their experiences of life in America with them. They wouldn't all love us, but I expect that on the whole, it would be very worthwhile.


5 posted on 02/08/2005 6:37:50 PM PST by solzhenitsyn ("Live Not By Lies")
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Student exchange programs are pretty close to what you describe. That, coupled with liberal issuance of student visas and financial aid available to most anyone qualified would seem to be pretty close.
6 posted on 02/08/2005 6:41:48 PM PST by drt1
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