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RT Alec Stapp: America's superpower is being a magnet for talent from all around the world.

Alec Stapp states that America's superpower is attracting talent from around the world.

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- Paul Graham is a well-known programmer, venture capitalist, and co-founder of Y Combinator (the startup accelerator behind companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox). Alec Stapp is a tech policy commentator.<br />- The image in the tweet appears to be a chart or table showing data about immigrant contributions to US innovation — likely patent filings, Nobel wins, or founder percentages of billion-dollar startups.<br />- The underlying claim is a recurring argument in tech and policy circles: that America's ability to attract highly skilled immigrants (engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs) gives it a decisive economic and technological edge over other nations.<br />- This thread connects to ongoing US debates about H-1B visas, skilled immigration policy, and how other countries (China, Canada) are competing to retain or attract talent themselves.

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