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The biggest mistake here is assuming these people wouldn't succeed in India or anywhere else. The IIT & IIM people move here to the US because they are an approximation of "the best" in India. Others come as well, the best doctors have nothing to do with IIT and IIM obviously.

The best people are going to succeed nearly anywhere. Obviously Nazi Germany is an exception w/regards to the Jews & others they targeted. But, in my opinion, this actually strengthens the argument .. you literally have to kill the best people if you want them to fail.

Of course, the best people also realize they are likely to succeed more in the best places. The USA has been the prime beneficiary throughout history ..



> Obviously Nazi Germany is an exception

Thats the only exception you can think of?

> The USA has been the prime beneficiary throughout history

For values of history starting later than the late 1700s :)




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