"Being from Norway is not a skill,” Leahy said. “What does he mean when he said that?”
“What he was referencing is, from a merit-based perspective, we’d like to have those with skills who can assimilate and contribute to the United States, moving away from country quotas and to an individual merit-based system,” Nielsen replied.
“Norway is a predominantly white country, isn’t it?” continued Leahy.
“I actually do not know that, sir,” Nielsen said, “but I imagine that is the case.”