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Wanderer@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

So how many people want to live in Manhattan? Bringing in more people will solve the housing issue?

More job programs are the answer to that, not restricting immigration.

Well we can agree on half of that.

Immigrants across the board improve the economy and put more into welfare than they take out. So no, they are not a drain on the economy in any respect.

This is the crux of it. This is the big lie here that is never backed up.

Break down immigration by country of origin, education, even income. Look at the results on lower classes and up classes, look at the affect on housing and jobs. It will not be an improvement across the board for all those things.

But I would love, love, love to see that data. But whenever it is shown it never shows what you claim it does.

Because it isn’t crime either. Immigrants are responsible for less crime per capita than US citizens.

For every group?

Overall I 100% agree with you. That’s what I would expect.

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