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In the US a minimal welfare system, semi-religious adherence to civil rights and informal networks of privilege make high immigration rates work out okay. The t
by whatshisface 2y ago
In the US a minimal welfare system, semi-religious adherence to civil rights and informal networks of privilege make high immigration rates work out okay. The three solve the problems of citizens being upset by newcomers taking up more services than they return in taxes, ethnic conflicts exploding out of government unfairness, and the skilled labor to capital exchange ratio shifting too far in favor of capital for the middle class to accept. It is not a utopia but it can handle the massive immigration that built it.
- deisteve 2y agocan you elaborate please? I am very curious to know how American system differs. because its clear that whatever you guys have its working
- dudeofea 2y agoUS deports people, unlike Canada. US has immigration caps per country of origin, unlike Canada. US has strict entry requirements, unlike Canada. US has less "free" social programs than Canada.
- cscurmudgeon 2y ago1. False: https://migrantrights.ca/skyrocketing-deportations/ https://migrantrights.ca/skyrocketing-deportations/ 2. "US has immigration caps per country of origin, unlike Canada": OTOH, US has almost unlimited illegal immigration unlike Canda. 3. "US has strict entry requirements, unlike Canada." Have you seen the southern border of the US now? US's unauthorized immigrant population is roughly one-third/fourth of Canadian population.
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