Is America slipping?

An insightful read in the June 12 issue of Newsweek by Fareed Zakaria regarding America's 'dominant force in technology, innovation, productivity, and profits.'

I'd have to agree with much of what he says, though I think he puts a conspicous emphasis on immigration regardless of the immigrant's skill set when we should actually be encouraging the immigration of those who have highly desirable skills only. Let's face it, all other things being equal, it's preferable to take an engineer over a janitor any day.