Congress has no incentives to work better since voters don't hold them accountable for bad governing. That's because voters aren't held directly accountable for casting votes for politicians who govern badly.<p>The whole system seems more likely to collapse than it is to fix itself.<p>The less power these children have, the better. That's why my first principle is "more individual liberty, less government". Liberty has its problems too, but having these know-nothing masterminds control us is just not the answer.<p>I know that my "less government" rant doesn't resolve the immigration issue directly. But maybe if those DC clowns had less to worry about, they could deal with the few issues (like immigration) that the Constitution enumerates as their powers. Certainly if they did less we could monitor their progress more closely.
I have to wonder; what makes a lot of these people qualified to do this sort of thing? I'm not saying it isn't a noble goal, but do they have any experience in behavioral pharmacology or classroom education? And yet they're dictating what should and shouldn't be scored? I cringed a little when I read they would be ranking various criteria, such as 'teamwork'.<p>And after all the articles on introverts on here, lately.
For people not following the immigration bill that is being discussed in this article, it eliminates archaic per-country limits on issuance of green cards.<p>It has been incredibly frustrating to see such a common sense "fix" - which is supported by a majority in both parties and the industry - get stuck due to pure politics. I guess the lesson here is that it is the Senate rules that really need to be reformed.
Wow, has anyone ever seen coralcdn give a 403 error?<p><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com.nyud.net/features/restoration-calls/young-innovative-and-gridlocked-out-20120315" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationaljournal.com.nyud.net/features/restoration...</a><p>The mobile site is timing out for me.
"We want those brains in our country"<p>This seems like an awfully nationalist perspective. (Can we start using nationalist as a derogatory term like racist or sexist?)<p>If the United States really has the best universities, I have a hard time imagining a better use for them than spraying highly educated people all over the world.<p>Of course, startups are a somewhat different issue...