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63 sats \ 6 replies \ @kepford OP 3 Jan \ parent \ on: Half of Gen Z supports Marxism/socialism. Here’s why. (2020) econ
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I love meeting immigrants and foreigners for this reason. I can tell you the vast majority of them love the US and the freedoms we take for granted. I've noticed what Malice says is true with the Eastern Europeans I've met.
Its also interesting to see how people from certain cultures find more success in the US that those from other places. People that are coming from countries like India and were held back by their caste or religious minority status.
Its also interesting to see how in a single generation their families change to become more "American" in both positive and negative ways.
the vast majority of them love the US and the freedoms we take for granted.
This is what has pissed me off the most about the work visa system. So many my grad school friends would have been excellent Americans, but they weren't allowed to stay here.
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Its also not just the grad school people. Its many of the laborers as well.
The idea that immigrants are all the same is as dumb as the cops are heroes or teachers are heroes. Many are villains. In my experience the people complaining about the immigrants stealing are jobs the loudest should be concerned because they are lazy and they know they will be out worked.
My views on immigration are complex but it all starts with the evil state. Open borders is an ideal but under the status quo it is a nightmare. If you kill the welfare state and labor laws you might be able to make it work but I'm not convinced.
IMO much of the push for open borders IS about cheap labor. I'm always torn on this topic.
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Another big part of the push for open borders is inflating electoral votes in California.
It's a tricky subject, but as you say, it wouldn't be tricky if there weren't so many terribly destructive domestic policies.
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Yep, though this could backfire as many immigrants are less progressive than many imagine.
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That's the beauty of illegal immigration. You get the electoral college votes and house seats without risking different voting patterns (until it blows up in your face and some orange guy gets elected).
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I have observed that many progressives talk a big game but few actually live in the communities and know many immigrants. If they do know any its a very narrow band.
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