Opinion: Keep the door open to world talent; reject Prop. 8

The Mercury News carries this opinion piece by Andrew J. Szeri arguing that adoption of Proposition 8 will make California an unenlightened place. It includes this paragraph:

Both California and Massachusetts import and engender a disproportionate fraction of highly educated talent for the benefit of our country. It is no coincidence, if one follows Florida’s arguments, that these two states at the forefront of same-sex marriage rights have nurtured great universities, and that these in turn have spawned especially dynamic and inventive economies.