3 ms·
> Most young people are paradoxically for unfettered immigration and against capitalism, but one is an economic policy and a result of the other. Because many
by KirinDave 7y ago
> Most young people are paradoxically for unfettered immigration and against capitalism, but one is an economic policy and a result of the other.
Because many young people are increasingly sympathetic to the anarchist argument for the dissolution of borders. That's not paradoxical, the argument is that the national state should stop having the power to limit the movement of people.
> Simultaneously they are pushing for policies that increase competition and lower their wages (immigration),
This isn't actually a true statement. Immigrants are less expensive labor for a community, freeing up more capital for civil services, education and facilities. The idea that immigration lowers wages is a populist argument made by capitalists and reactionaries alike. Modern corporate capitalists actually LIKE the state limiting the supply of immigrant labor behind elaborate processes and form-filling. So long as they get their quota promptly, that is.