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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (14959)	5/13/2005 12:29:09 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 25522

May 12, 2005 Archived webcast of Full Science Committee – Hearing: The Future of Computer Science Research in the U.S. available at house.gov

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (14959)	5/13/2005 6:39:22 PM
From: Fred Levine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Re: U.S. surrendering technology leadership-- Both the Republicans and the Democrats have jumped on the "No Child Left Behind" initiative which diverts attention from the national need for excellence, especially in technology. IMO, the top 10% (or perhaps 1%)of students will be the ones creating jobs and opportunities for all. That is where the educational emphasis, imo, should be. Furthermore, imo, a major harm has been committed to us by Bin Laden in the form of our response of immigration restrictions. China and India are educating multiples more engineers--and a high standard--than the US, However, they need capital to use their skills, Either we import brains or we hire them in their countries, I know it is a difficult balance to hold between security and growth, but it seems we are not focusing the security efforts at high risk groups and thereby encouraging outsourcing, For example, do students from Brazil constitute the same risk as students from Saudi Arabia or Yemen? Students or professionals with high risk profiles obviously should not be excluded, but may require tightened screening. I know ethnic profiling has a bad smell, but if it is backed by actuarial risk profiles, it seems rational to me. fred