isn t it more than just the language. at some level doesn t donald trump understand america and what america immigration has been all about? nigeria is a great example because why are nigerian immigrants in the united states doing well compared to say hondurans or somalias? because nigerian immigrants generally have been selected based on education and skill. they are coming here as foreign graduate students for instance and staying. so it s the selection filter really is what is you re seeing here. but the fact is, if you look at the outcomes of people, whether it s welfare use or income or radiational atta educational attainment for people from somalia or honduras it s not great. people who come with higher levels of human capital end up doing better. and so this is why the idea of
immigrants in the united states doing well compared to say hondurans or somalias? because nigerian immigrants generally have been selected based on education and skill. they are coming here as foreign graduate students for instance and staying. so it s the selection filter really is what is you re seeing here. but the fact is, if you look at the outcomes of people, whether it s welfare use or income or educational attainment for people from somalia or honduras they re not great in the united states. people who come with higher levels of human capital end up doing better. and so this is why the idea of using a merit based system so that you don t decide, okay, you re from somalia, we don t let you in, you instead judge people based on the level of education and skill and what have you.