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No, US does it officially. One tenant of American immigration is that all countries around the world should be equally represented. US has a diversity quota, which is essentially a lottery, which is purely dependent on luck.

On the other hand, if you are "individual with exceptional ability", but were born in India/China, too bad, we cannot admit you without long wait times of 5+ years.

Thus, while US might provide amnesty (in future) to lot of low skilled labor, it hardly shows any enthusiasm for admitting entrepreneurs or skilled people.



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