I can understand how you feel, but I have to say, I am glad. The reason is that American universities used to have VERY particular about giving tenure and one of the biggest things was a person's research and publishing. ANY black, or even gray, mark on them, was enough to prevent tenure. Shoots, even when somebody transferred to a different university, it was rare that tenure transferred with. Now, things are different. 
The one group that is DESPERATELY needed to be looked into, are the Asian, esp Chinese, researchers, esp. the ones that are here in the states. SO many lies.