> I always hear the argument "they're taking our jobs", but that's not true, is it? As the economy gets larger because of the influx of people, more jobs become

> I always hear the argument "they're taking our jobs", but that's not true, is it? As the economy gets larger because of the influx of people, more jobs become available. Not back in my hometown. A rust belt city experiencing a population decline and real income growing slower than the national average after thirty years of factory closings - that is now an asylum city, and one of the largest in the country in terms of refugees per capita. People there find themselves competing for a shrinking pool of jobs with hardworking immigrants willing to work for less, and who often receive government assistance. Naturally, there is complaining.