No, Smackie did not write this article, as he was accused this morning. But he very well could have. What other rag would do such a good job comparing the US H1B policy to the most neglected movie in recent time, "Idiocracy"?
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Apr 10th 2008
From The Economist print edition
Congress is doing its best to lose the global talent war ONE of the most unjustly neglected films of the past few years is Mike Judge's ??Idiocracy?. Mr Judge is the genius behind Beavis and Butt-Head, two of the most disgusting creatures on television, and Hank Hill, one of the wisest. In ??Idiocracy? he turns his talents to futurology??and to the troubling question of the long-term impact of dysgenic breeding, junk food and grunge culture on America's collective IQ.
The premise is simple. Two typical citizens??the army's ??most average? soldier and a street prostitute??find themselves transported 500 years into the future. They soon discover that they are towering geniuses compared with the knuckle-draggers who inhabit the America of 2505. The country's best university is run by Costco. People are named after brands such as Frito and Mountain Dew. Starbucks has become a chain of brothels. The president is a former porn star and wrestling champion.
One might imagine that America's politicians would do all that they could to prevent Mr Judge's dystopia from materialising. But when it comes to immigration they are doing exactly the opposite??trying their best to keep the world's best and brightest from darkening America's doors.
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