As early as the 60s, there was a group similar to Scientology that believed that the US, Canada, and Mexico should be one country that could be mostly self-sufficient. They also believed that children would be tested often from an early age, and their schooling would be directed to whether they would be laborers, doctors, or rocket scientists. They also believed that the perfect family unit would be 2 men to each woman, but I can't remember their reasoning on that. So, no, it isn't a new idea.