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Originally Posted by EricH
When MI went district, a then 2nd-year team got kicked out of the only event they'd called home (GLR). They landed in L.A. that year--it would NOT repeat NOT be the same without them now. Particularly since they've started bringing friends with them, every year. With the rapidly decreasing numbers of regionals available to attend (and the rapidly decreasing available capacity of those regionals due to everybody wanting to go there), where are those teams going to go for their home event if CA goes district? There are no regionals on their entire continent!
Short version: We like visitors!
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That is a valid point, but is that FIRST CA's responsibility or is it FIRST headquarter? Unless FIRST headquarter told FIRST CA not to go to district until there are more Asian teams to have their own regional in Asia, I think it is a wrong argument against going to districts. More and more areas will be going to districts in the near future, then you will see more international teams because they will have nowhere else to go. It is very noble for FIRST CA to raise money from sponsors so they can add regional events to accommodate international teams and other areas who have not gone districts.
If you like visitors, inter-district play is one answer.