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Countries do have a naturalization process where they try to teach the common values of a nation. Here is the U.S. process https://www.uscis.gov/forms/explore-m
by spicymaki 4y ago
Countries do have a naturalization process where they try to teach the common values of a nation. Here is the U.S. process https://www.uscis.gov/forms/explore-my-options/become-a-us-citizen-through-naturalization https://www.uscis.gov/forms/explore-my-options/become-a-us-c...
I do argue against your following points:
> Let in people who do not hold values like free speech, capitalism, and limited gov and you change the country.
There are plenty of people who live in the US (Left and Right) that don't really believe in these things.
Free Speech: See Trumpism (Parental Rights in Education (Don't Say Gay Law), Book Banning on the accusations of CRT, etc.), attacks on higher education and expertise. On the Left see Cancel Culture, Tech Deplatforming, ACLU's decline, etc.
Capitalism: The Federal Reserve has been handing out low interest money to corporations and individuals to keep the country afloat since the financial crisis in 2008. Republicans and Democrats are guilty of this. The Fed is just now starting to dial back as of mid 2022 due to high inflation.
Limited Government: Arguments about limited government go all the way to the founding see: Jefferson vs. Hamilton. This is not settled at all.
> Let in people that believe in collectivism and identity politics, and they try to get goodies for their group and the country moves further away from protecting individual rights.
This seems to be an attack on Leftist politics, but the Right is currently engulfed in populist fervor currently under Trumpism and checks all of these items. Individual rights are in steep decline these days and we are happily giving them away on both sides.
Americans do not all agree on these values, so why blame foreigners?
- ytb8 4y ago[flagged]