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From a purely economic perspective immigrants capture almost all net economic boost for themselves. Capital/property owners get a small boost. It's a wash or ne
by a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
From a purely economic perspective immigrants capture almost all net economic boost for themselves. Capital/property owners get a small boost. It's a wash or net negative for the general population of the country.
That's from a purely economic perspective. What nobody ever wants to discuss is that creating an ever-more culturally and ethnically fractious country is a huge problem looking ahead decades quite aside from near term GNP prints.
- Potando 12y agoDid you just say that immigration is harmful because workers get most of the benefit and property owners relatively little? This economic perspective seems to be only looking at the economy of one group of people.
- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoAn immigration policy should be crafted to serve the needs of the citizenry. Is this controversial? If you're an open borders nutjob, let me know and I'll allow you to carry on in peace.