You could hope to be ruled by people who care a little bit about the wellbeing of their subjects, but in a proposition nation, a "nation of immigrants," a polyglot boarding house for the world, their only concerns are cheap (or no) labor and the almighty dollar. There was another way, or several other ways, but our leaders were so selfish, and so avaricious, that they sold their posterity for mega yachts, Guatemalan housekeepers and Punjab customer service.