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Why shouldn't they do that? If I have a bunch of people to keep them on track then hiring the cheapest workers who can do the job sounds like good business.
by rrhd 9y ago
Why shouldn't they do that?
If I have a bunch of people to keep them on track then hiring the cheapest workers who can do the job sounds like good business.
- andonisus 9y agoBecause we would like our country to prefer our own citizens for such jobs, when possible.
- rrhd 9y agoOkay, hire 23 year old americans instead of 40 year old americans. Still not seeing why it's wrong.
- damnyou 9y ago"Because we would like our race to prefer its own members for such jobs, when possible."
- andonisus 9y agoHow is that at all equivalent to what I said?
- damnyou 9y agoChanging your in-group from being based on race to being based on citizenship doesn't change the basic immorality of your position.
- andonisus 9y agoThere is no immorality around my position. We exist as a country to promote the welfare of our own people. I should expect any country to place its own citizens' interests above those of foreign nations. Moreover, countries are generally defined by their geographic locations. The actions of the people within them directly affect those around them. Local economies are affected by influxes of labor and depression of wages. A person's race is simply an attribute they possess; attempting to compare this to a nationality makes little sense in this case. Someone's race does not intrinsically affect the economy around them, whereas the wage they are paid will.
- damnyou 9y ago"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for [our] children." There, fixed that for you. > A person's race is simply an attribute they possess; attempting to compare this to a nationality makes little sense in this case. Sounds great! Allow anyone who wants to be American to be American.
- sctb 9y agoThis is trolling. Don't do this here, and please comment civilly and substantively instead. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoH1-B visas are for technical expertise that's not available in the United States. Each slot used for something other than that purpose makes it harder for a high-skill foreign worker to come to our country and contribute to our economy.