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> On the other hand, the immigrants who couldn’t come are just as human and now lose the opportunity for the jobs. The duty of a country is to its own people f

• jdietrich 8y ago
  That belief leads to some really ugly conclusions really quickly. I'm not saying it's necessarily wrong, just that it needs a very long list of caveats if you don't want your country to become a cautionary tale.
  • deogeo 8y ago
    It is a belief that must be tempered with compassion to other countries and peoples, yes. I don't see what ugly conclusions it leads to, however - looking out for one's own family members first doesn't mean you hate your neighbors. A country is the same, just scaled up. But consider the opposite, a country that does not distinguish between its citizens and others. Can you call such a country 'yours', when it makes you compete with the world instead of protecting you from it? A friend to all is a friend to none.