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"The draw is the welfare state and the mistaken belief that this remains a land of opportunity. Do you want open borders? If so then completely eliminate the welfare state."
Imagine that. In the very same sentence I mentioned the two draws. Welfare and opportunity.
I want the same thing you do. I want an immigration policy that benefits the citizens of the US. We need to essentially stop all immigration until we decide what we really want. This is my country. It is not their country.
our ancestors were all immigrants, too, and had to deal with the same thing from the residents at the time. i just don't buy into the argument that the current immigrants are different than our own ancestors.
i'm not advocating for open borders, but i don't think anyone would argue that the status quo system is either ideal or sustainable. i think we can improve it.