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Well, then at least we should increase the number of immigrants by upwards of 10% per year until a point where nobody is turned away. The more immigrants we ge
by grandalf 16y ago
Well, then at least we should increase the number of immigrants by upwards of 10% per year until a point where nobody is turned away.
The more immigrants we get, the more channels will exist for assimilation. Many colleges and universities are having a tough time staying in business, and major cities like Detroit are falling into decay b/c nobody wants to live there.
When you consider how hard people have to work elsewhere even to get by, pretty much anyone with enough gumption to come to the US would eventually attain a middle class lifestyle, then many would exceed it.
And even if some remained very poor, it's probably better to be very poor in the US than in many developing nations.
- uvdiv 16y agoWell, then at least we should increase the number of immigrants by upwards of 10% per year until a point where nobody is turned away. I see where you're coming from (trying to avoid economic shock with abrupt policy changes), but since millions of Mexicans are already immigrating extra-legally, would it make a meaningful difference?
- grandalf 16y agoI think it would slow things down a bit and allow firms in the US time to begin offering services to the new immigrants... it would also give would-be immigrants time to brush up on their English before they arrived.