Strongly disagree. Especially in tech, many of our success stories are from people who themselves are first generation Americans with parents that arrived here with literally nothing.

American poet Emma Lazarus wrote “The New Colossus,” which now hangs in bronze in the Statue of Liberty’s base. The end of the sonnet goes:

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”

America remains competitive by keeping the door open.

If we slam the door shut, we could be missing out on the next Steve Jobs.