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""" After all, one can't always tell with certainty which immigrants are the "good" immigrants and which are the "bad" ones, in advance. """ Well you certain
by hugh4life 15y ago
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After all, one can't always tell with certainty which immigrants are the "good" immigrants and which are the "bad" ones, in advance.
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Well you certainly can't tell if you don't even try.
The only good solution to the immigration mess is to just let people buy their citizenship. Put a price on it. Then people would see more clearly that those who jump in line are thieves. Those who want poor immigrants can sponsor them.
- billybob 15y agoWith qualifications, I assume? Mexican druglords could certainly afford to buy citizenship.
- hugh4life 15y agoOf course... but we're probably getting just as many drug lords now than if we didn't have qualifications. BTW, I got the idea from Gary Becker... http://www.freakonomics.com/2010/06/22/gary-becker-immigrants-should-pay/ http://www.freakonomics.com/2010/06/22/gary-becker-immigrant...
- hugh3 15y agoAnd no doubt they'll be easier to arrest if they take up residence in mansions on the US side.
- rsheridan6 15y agoWhy would they want to buy US citizenship? They're having plenty of fun in Mexico.
- thomaslangston 15y agoYou can buy citizenship (or at least residency), but the cost is astronomical. $500,000 to be exact. http://www.legalusvisa.com/permanentvisas/greencardsforinvestors.html http://www.legalusvisa.com/permanentvisas/greencardsforinves...
- nikcub 15y agofirst thing that will happen there is companies will start offering citizenship loans secured against your brighter future