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Re:Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Star... by smsm42 on Monday March 13, 2017 @08:39PM (#13863948)
> I cannot forget that that wall was supposedly built to keep people out

As far as I know, the Berlin wall was always supposed to keep people in. Strict exit restrictions was common in all soviet regimes, including one in DDR.

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Re:Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Star... by gumby on Monday March 13, 2017 @10:59PM (#13864607)
Yes, you know correctly, but it was sold as a defence against the west. Which turned into a running joke in "Goodbye Lenin" BTW.
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