Well , the alternative was worse. In 2093 ,in the aftermath of the Genetic Wars , the USA faced two options : Keep the defeated Unmodded humans , but stratify society and curb social mobility through the judicious control of Genetic Enhancement, or sterealize everyone below a certain intelligence treshhold and elevate what's left . Most of the rest of the world faced the same option , and went different ways. The LAU anyway chosed the second option , which meant that that poor guy was basically an industry-serf serving some Genetic Homo Futuris Aristocrata.
Anyway , Psych Examinations by the UTCS ( United Terran Council of States) has ascertain that his child has an amazing IQ level of close to 180+ , making him eligible for elevation in the LAU.
Which option is worse , of course, is questionable. The LAU is democratic among the upper classes , but faces stunning inequity. The USA is more egalitiaian due to Genetic Mods , but has far less population compared to the LAU , and faces a more authorotarian Technocratic State. Democracy is very much a sham in the Birthplace of Modern Democracy ironically. It has been the case since the days of Dobson Alvagrez. Obama was basically the last chance to prevent the US we see today. Needless to say , the US blew it to high heavens.