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> A person who is coming from, say, India to US is doing so because they want to, not because they're forced to. If you deprive them of that ability and that ch
by Mikeb85 10y ago
> A person who is coming from, say, India to US is doing so because they want to, not because they're forced to. If you deprive them of that ability and that choice, you're harming them - specifically, you're restricting their individual natural right to freedom of association and to pursuit of happiness.
Here's a question for you: Can the US absorb all 1.3 billion people in India? Then how about another billion from Africa? May as well throw in another half billion from other poor countries around the world.
Yes, it's all nice and good to say an individual should be able to do what they want. But at some point you're faced with limited space, resources, and social and economic issues.
- int_19h 10y agoNo, I don't think US can absorb that many people, and I don't object to the notion that US can institute some sort of a screen to pare those numbers down - ideally, merit-based (which would be both fair, and beneficial to US). But that is a completely different argument from "we won't let you in, because we want you to work for the benefit of the country from which you come" that you've been making. In a system with a screen, it's still the individual's choice to decide to immigrate or not, and to try to get past that screening - or to shop around for various places and pick one which is more likely to be acceptable given the skills they have, or that are feasible for them to acquire (e.g. if you can and are willing to learn French, Quebec might be an interesting option).