All of the groups mentioned above had no place in this era of baseball; they were on the other side of the racial barrier. With the growth of the sport, a lack of cheap talent pool has emerged. Segregation hindered the ability to introduce cheap talent from other races. Team management was looking for a solution to expand the talent pool in their respective leagues. People began to notice talent in the "American colonies" like Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines; it seemed that wherever there was an American presence, there were talented baseball players. Even before America became involved with these nations, it had begun to view the game as a cross-cultural exchange that would build relationships. The decision to include Latinos in the leagues helped expand the talent pool while prohibiting African Americans from participating in organized baseball. A racial structure established under Jim Crow supports the notion of the color line as an exclusionary measure to prevent black influence in the game that represents America.