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Immigrants also grow the economy and so create jobs. They participate in the economy as consumers and as entrepreneurs. Maybe a way to think about it that might
by readams 6y ago
Immigrants also grow the economy and so create jobs. They participate in the economy as consumers and as entrepreneurs. Maybe a way to think about it that might help is to imagine a country containing only you. Would your job be safe?
- Samuel10889 6y agoOn the other hand imagine there was only one country in the world containing everyone, what would the average wage be?
- bmelton 6y agoThis is somewhat dated, but the median salary on planet Earth is ~9k a year. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-income-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-in...
- Grustaf 6y agoImagine if you will two countries, one poor and one well off. What happens if you merge them? The average salary drops, GDP per capita drops, tax revenue per capita drops, will infrastructure and welfare spend per capita rises. You might believe that it will catch up at some point, but no body think this will take less than a few generations. Who benefits in the meantime? The largest corporations, the ones whose size is only limited by the size of the country. So not your local restaurant.