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Re: just when you knew it wasn't safe to go out again ....

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
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on the other hand, it isn't "racist" to say "The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of" some other group - if that happens to be true.

the folks who are chasing that chicken won't catch it.

it happens to be true that the average iq, which is a measure of iq and not of intelligence, does not reach its apogee amongst the "white native population" of the united states.

but again, so what. that only tells you that a racial group has the best results of a test which measures some aspects of intelligence but can't tell you, for instance, if a person is creative.

but even if iq measured intelligence in a complete way, is iq all that the usa wants more of?

i see folks picking fruit in the fields, collecting garbage, operating a supermarket till, guarding a warehouse overnight, flipping burgers, making pins. does everyone need to be einstein? the usa creates very few jobs for geniuses.




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Re: just when you knew it wasn't safe to go out again ....
By: Cactus Flower
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Wed, 08 May 13 7:47 PM
Msg. 13462 of 54959

"The statistical construct known as IQ can reliably estimate general mental ability, or intelligence. The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations. The consequences are a lack of socioeconomic assimilation among low-IQ immigrant groups, more underclass behavior, less social trust, and an increase in the proportion of unskilled workers in the American labor market. Selecting high-IQ immigrants would ameliorate these problems in the U.S., while at the same time benefiting smart potential immigrants who lack educational access in their home countries."

white "native" population. ha ha ha.


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