Percentages work in all kinds of directions: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time?width=1000&height=850&ifram

Percentages work in all kinds of directions: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time?width=1000&height=850&iframe=true https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/imm... Qualified immigration vs. illegal vs. unqualified would be a very separate discussion. The claim is worded correctly though, even from your viewpoint, no? "welcomed promising minds" vs. indiscriminate immigration and its current backlash that hits "promising minds".