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> For a current debate - Does a country direct it's resources to it's native population even though immigrants are kind, respectable people who are just trying
by runako 1y ago
> For a current debate - Does a country direct it's resources to it's native population even though immigrants are kind, respectable people who are just trying to get ahead for their family?
That would be an interesting debate, but it would not go far enough for the current political moment. The current era demands more than shifting resources, as demonstrated by the fervor to deport legal immigrants who are paying taxes that cover benefits for which they are largely ineligible. A pure resource allocation calculus doesn't explain why those people have to go, so the narrative has to be expanded beyond allocation alone.
- happytoexplain 1y ago>A pure resource allocation calculus doesn't explain why those people have to go, so the narrative has to be expanded I don't think this is true. I think the parent is more correct that the tacked-on "oh, and they're also bad people" is mostly explained by simple psychology. The resource allocation calculus doesn't have to be true to stand on its own. It's too complex for that. There only has to be a perception that it is likely true.