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Old 03-10-2017, 07:12 PM
 
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I've read and heard this over and over: "I'm fine with them coming here so long as they come legally."

Eventually, when third worlders become the dominant presence in the USA, it too will become third world. So why does anyone here favor more such legal immigration?

 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:16 PM
 
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Well, hopefully it's our policies and not the people who keep us out of third world status although we keep sliding down on our own.

That way those who've immigrated from third world countries can enjoy not living in one anymore. That is if we can figure out our education and health care.

I don't think it's the immigrants.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Native of Any Beach/FL
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I've read and heard this over and over: "I'm fine with them coming here so long as they come legally."

Eventually, when third worlders become the dominant presence in the USA, it too will become third world. So why does anyone here favor more such legal immigration?
how did you get here? generation #??
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:18 PM
 
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People from the developing world won't make the US a third world country, but rolling back environmental regulations and eliminating the social safety net will.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:21 PM
 
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how did you get here? generation #??
This is a stupid argument that keeps popping up.

Constant increasing immigration to 1 country is eventually unsustainable.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:22 PM
 
Location: NJ/NY
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I don't care where our legal immigrants come from, nearly as much as I care about their skill level and level of education.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:27 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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how did you get here? generation #??
Nothing to do with the OP.

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This is a stupid argument that keeps popping up.

Constant increasing immigration to 1 country is eventually unsustainable.
I agreee

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I don't care where our legal immigrants come from, nearly as much as I care about their skill level and level of education.
I agree for the most part, as long as they become "Americans" in all facets. Seems like that isn't happening as much anymore. People coming here just form their own enclaves and resist adapting and learning English, not all of course, but enough don't assimilate as well as they should.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I agree for the most part, as long as they become "Americans" in all facets. Seems like that isn't happening as much anymore. People coming here just form their own enclaves and resist adapting and learning English, not all of course, but enough don't assimilate as well as they should.
When it comes to hispanics that is a popular myth. Statistics show hispanics are assimilating just as quickly or quicker than past immigrant groups.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:32 PM
 
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Nothing to do with the OP.



I agreee

I agree for the most part, as long as they become "Americans" in all facets. Seems like that isn't happening as much anymore. People coming here just form their own enclaves and resist adapting and learning English, not all of course, but enough don't assimilate as well as they should.
I think the more educated and higher skilled immigrants will more readily assimilate. Not only will they more easily see the value of assimilation, but they will also possess the skills and likely be in jobs where they are surrounded by native born Americans rather than people from their home countries.
 
Old 03-10-2017, 07:36 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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When it comes to hispanics that is a popular myth. Statistics show hispanics are assimilating just as quickly or quicker than past immigrant groups.
BS, studies and stats can be skewed or taken out of context in a lot of cases. I live in So Cal and see it myself.

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I think the more educated and higher skilled immigrants will more readily assimilate. Not only will they more easily see the value of assimilation, but they will also possess the skills and likely be in jobs where they are surrounded by native born Americans rather than people from their home countries.
I suppose you're probably right, I do think that the higher skilled more educated people probably would tend to assimilate faster/more.
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