Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging

Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by gadders on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:25PM (#46635986)

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".

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by cmtm4 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:34PM (#46636163)

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.

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by gadders on Thursday January 15, 2026 @05:18PM (#46640176)

Thank God big ag managed to keep the profits flowing

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by yoyohello13 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:26PM (#46636019)

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

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by gadders on Thursday January 15, 2026 @12:29PM (#46636075)

Agreed - so why admit the rest?

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by ceejayoz on Thursday January 15, 2026 @03:50PM (#46639099)

Because it turns out we need lettuce, too?

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Re:Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think ... by gadders on Thursday January 15, 2026 @05:17PM (#46640163)

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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