WORLD CUP USA ‘94: ROUND OF 16 : Spotlight : IMPORTANCE OF IMPORTS

“One day an American sports leader asked an English coach who worked in one of the soccer clubs in Florida, ‘How many years would it take for the United States to have a great start?’

“ ‘Five years, answered the Englishman.’

“ ‘Only that?’ the surprised American asked.

“ ‘Yes. Yes. That’s the time required for any foreigner to request a green card,’ the Englishman said.”