Zero Decade: Diversity
Ten years ago I lived in one of the most diverse places on the planet. I still do. This is what the future looks like and it terrifies some people. They want to fight the future or even hide from it.
I knew someone from some conservative area of Connecticut who moved to Silicon Valley during the dotcom boom. They simply could not get used to the diversity. People were just too different for them. They moved out of California to an all white community and enrolled their children in a private religious school. They will be poorly prepared for the realities of the world when they grow up. You can’t hide from the future, it will find you. Text from DJCline.com
Diversity pays dividends. Here is an example. Text from DJCline.com
There has been a trend over the past decade to make it harder for students from other countries to come here and study. It was not always this way. Back in the 1950s, America invited students to study in its universities. One student was from Syria who became the father of Steve Jobs. Another was from Kenya and became the father of Barack Obama. You may not like them but can you imagine America or the world without these two people? Can you imagine this country without all the wonderful people who risked everything to come here?Text from DJCline.com
Our country wins when we are open and generous and allow the free movement of people and ideas. Deny opportunity to others and you deny it to yourself. Text from DJCline.com
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