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Are immigrants privileged then?
by Aloisius 11mo ago
Are immigrants privileged then?
- int_19h 11mo agoSpeaking as an immigrant: yes, absolutely! Legal immigrants generally have to be quite privileged in their place of origin to have the education level necessary to clear the bar in most places to be considered for any kind of visa that allows permanent residency, and to be financially well off enough to afford both the paperwork and the move itself.
- Gud 11mo agoYou added the qualifier “legal”. What about illegal?
- sleight42 11mo agoIn the US? They're currently treated like animals. I reassert: voting with your feet is a privilege.
- int_19h 11mo agoI added the qualifier "legal" because that's the one I can speak of from experience. For illegal immigrants, I would say that if successful in crossing the border, they are in a more privileged position compared to their compatriots who did not. Not more privileged than citizens or legal immigrants here, though, that's for sure.