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I see a lot of comments to the tune of "Well, don't foreigners deserve work too?" - that may be so, but isn't it a countries' duty to place the interests of its
by DarkKomunalec 10y ago
I see a lot of comments to the tune of "Well, don't foreigners deserve work too?" - that may be so, but isn't it a countries' duty to place the interests of its own citizens first?
- Filligree 10y agoTo a degree, specifically the degree to which those citizens want them to, but the world becomes a better place when we push tribalism to the sidelines. Allowing illegal immigration isn't the way to do it, however. The most important job of a state is to provide a level, predictable playing field.
- DarkKomunalec 10y ago"but the world becomes a better place when we push tribalism to the sidelines." It seems we're putting the cart before the horse however - allowing immigration first, and trying (unsuccessfully) to get rid of tribalism second. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Putnam#Diversity_and_trust_within_communities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Putnam#Diversity_and...
- Filligree 10y agoYeah. Unfortunately we don't know how to do this well, and it seems like political correctness (and fear of failure) is keeping us from experimenting. I don't have any good answers here. People can't even agree on what their goal is.
- smileysteve 10y agoAnd only pre-tained.