Short answer: An I.M. Pei. Right now we don't have a rational legal immigration policy. Chain migration is bringing in people who may not contribute to our society. If you read more closely what I wrote, you will see that I did address the "immigrants themsleves", i.e., "...changing the laws to give us a system that acts to benefit this country in terms of supplying us with people who will contribute economically to our national well-being." I would much rather see us expand the H1B visa program and use that as a source of new citizens than the present system.
I’m with you on this. I was paranoid that someone will want European immigrants so badly that they will be willing to take welfare queens from Bristol just because they are English.
I have here a booklet about immigration advice published in Hong Kong in 1989 just after the Chinese Communist crackdowns of democracy movement. At that time HK Chinese were scrambling to find a way out in wake of 1997 and in it, the US is comparatively the hard part to immigrate (legally of course) if you are not a relative of someone who is already here. Many well qualified professionals or with business minds chose Canada or Australia instead.