Till recently, best and the brightest meant physically fit and having a gumption and desire to achieve something better. So US did get the best and brightest t

Till recently, best and the brightest meant physically fit and having a gumption and desire to achieve something better. So US did get the best and brightest till recently! In today's connected world and population explosion, there is a higher class of highly-skilled immigrants which can't stay in US, due to quotas based on country of birth. Because of this, best and brightest from India aren't moving to US anymore!