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I'm in the US, so this won't be comparing apples to oranges, but... Many people think the same thing about illegal Mexican immigrants. But I've lived in Arizon

I'm in the US, so this won't be comparing apples to oranges, but... Many people think the same thing about illegal Mexican immigrants. But I've lived in Arizona, and I got to know quite a few. Most were hard working. I met a few willing to bum off the system. I also met quite a few legal citizens that bummed off the system. So I think your fear that the illegal immigrants will be receiving help from the state is unfounded.... unless of course they are denied working opportunities because of their origin, in which case, yes, I'd say there's some cultural compatibility issues (on the end of the local citizens). As for your second point... does Great Britian allow in more migrants than other countries? If not, and they experience more terrorist attacks, that would suggest that it's not the migrants causing it. I could be way off the mark here, and I would appreciate any scholarly links on the matter.

99mistakes 9y ago
I am saddened that you base your opinions on your personal experience. You are right that Mexicans are hard working. Their average IQ is unfortunately low, but they are hard workers. Every group is different. For example, have you heard of the Parsi? These are geniuses living in India that fled Persia a long time ago. They are just 60,000 persons but have many billionaires among them, many Harvard/MIT/etc professors, and so on. Each group is different, why that is I won't go into on here. All I can say is Europe is receiving the worst bunch they could imagine.
rhapsodic 9y ago
> Many people think the same thing about illegal Mexican immigrants. But I've lived in Arizona, and I got to know quite a few. Most were hard working. I met a few willing to bum off the system. I also met quite a few legal citizens that bummed off the system. So I think your fear that the illegal immigrants will be receiving help from the state is unfounded.... Years ago I worked in a city where there were many illegal Mexican immigrants, and I worked alongside them in the factory where I worked, and my impression pretty much aligned with yours. But I still think that we should severely restrict the immigration of low-skilled, low-educated citizens of other countries. Roughly half of the population of the US has an IQ of 100 or below, and the number of jobs they are capable of doing is shrinking. I don't think it's fair that this segment of the market should be flooded with competition that will reduce wages and opportunities for our current citizens. My position is based on the premise that the aim of US immigration policy should be to benefit US citizens, rather than the citizens of other countries. I understand that many well-intentioned people disagree with me on that point, and I don't think they're horrible, heartless people because of it. I just happen to see things differently.

99mistakes 9y ago

I am saddened that you base your opinions on your personal experience. You are right that Mexicans are hard working. Their average IQ is unfortunately low, but they are hard workers. Every group is different. For example, have you heard of the Parsi? These are geniuses living in India that fled Persia a long time ago. They are just 60,000 persons but have many billionaires among them, many Harvard/MIT/etc professors, and so on. Each group is different, why that is I won't go into on here. All I can say is Europe is receiving the worst bunch they could imagine.

rhapsodic 9y ago

> Many people think the same thing about illegal Mexican immigrants. But I've lived in Arizona, and I got to know quite a few. Most were hard working. I met a few willing to bum off the system. I also met quite a few legal citizens that bummed off the system. So I think your fear that the illegal immigrants will be receiving help from the state is unfounded.... Years ago I worked in a city where there were many illegal Mexican immigrants, and I worked alongside them in the factory where I worked, and my impression pretty much aligned with yours. But I still think that we should severely restrict the immigration of low-skilled, low-educated citizens of other countries. Roughly half of the population of the US has an IQ of 100 or below, and the number of jobs they are capable of doing is shrinking. I don't think it's fair that this segment of the market should be flooded with competition that will reduce wages and opportunities for our current citizens. My position is based on the premise that the aim of US immigration policy should be to benefit US citizens, rather than the citizens of other countries. I understand that many well-intentioned people disagree with me on that point, and I don't think they're horrible, heartless people because of it. I just happen to see things differently.