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OrangeJoe

(559 posts)
40. Absolutely correct
Mon Sep 25, 2023, 01:29 PM
Sep 2023

Most of the commenters here view unbridled immigration as solely an American problem. It is worldwide and actually a much greater challenge to Europe than here. Lest anyone be tempted to claim it's only white people who are upset by large influxes of immigrants I direct you to South Africa where immigrants are routinely killed and driven out of their shanties by the local African people.

An additional problem with massive immigration is the rise of right wing nationalists. We've seen numerous European countries shift rightward in reaction to the latest influx of refugees. In Sweden, the dream society of every left leaning person, right wing nationalists are a rising force that threatens to take over the state.

Clearly the world is overpopulated and until we begin to address that issue through VOLUNTARY birth control policies we will continue to see ever increasing numbers of climate and economic refugees pouring over borders.

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who is actually 'terrified? bigtree Sep 2023 #1
A lot of Americans, sadly. I live in a red area. I see and hear it all the time. shrike3 Sep 2023 #9
really? bigtree Sep 2023 #10
I wouldn't be here on DU if I justified or agreed with those fears. shrike3 Sep 2023 #12
we have a tiny minority of Trumpers who are anti-immigrant bigtree Sep 2023 #14
I never said they eroded democracy. You must be responding to another poster. shrike3 Sep 2023 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Sep 2023 #19
Please point out that post to me. shrike3 Sep 2023 #21
no, I'm done with this bigtree Sep 2023 #22
IOW, you can't. Oh, well. shrike3 Sep 2023 #23
it was the other poster, you're right bigtree Sep 2023 #25
Fine. Good luck. shrike3 Sep 2023 #26
Your evidence is one of white peoples Alpeduez21 Sep 2023 #30
racial attitudes are mostly divided among lines of race, ethnicity, and party bigtree Sep 2023 #39
Both you and shrike3 are not mentioning wnylib Sep 2023 #50
the op is warning that, "we're now in a place where no one can take everyone in who wants to move" bigtree Sep 2023 #52
I agree that there is a lot of xenophobia behind the claim that wnylib Sep 2023 #53
And sadly, its feeding far right politics - a win, win as far as Big Business sees it peppertree Sep 2023 #2
so you're positing that immigrants threaten democracy here? bigtree Sep 2023 #4
White voters (many) are the ones who see it as a problem, and the 1% are all too happy to exploit it peppertree Sep 2023 #6
we shouldn't validate their demagoguery by portraying their views as universal bigtree Sep 2023 #11
Hence the parenthetical many peppertree Sep 2023 #18
The attitude among the RICH.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2023 #3
Remember: those rich guys prefer Bettie Sep 2023 #28
GOP Jesus JoseBalow Sep 2023 #49
Yeah, that guy! Bettie Sep 2023 #51
k&r jcgoldie Sep 2023 #5
This, so much this! CrispyQ Sep 2023 #8
This is the point BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #7
this is just fearmongering. U.S. population was actually declining during the pandemic bigtree Sep 2023 #13
Fearmongering? It's math and pretty straightforward BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #15
it's fearmongering to suggest the U.S. is overburdened by immigrants bigtree Sep 2023 #16
Absolutely correct OrangeJoe Sep 2023 #40
Why are we posting videos.. stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #20
+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #29
I removed it BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #37
agree republianmushroom Sep 2023 #24
Excellent post. TY. pandr32 Sep 2023 #27
WOW. That was a bunch of miscommunication. 1WorldHope Sep 2023 #31
that opinion not only contradicts our own history, it has no fact basis in the present bigtree Sep 2023 #41
I have left you alone and not answered because it was obvious you misunderstood my op Peacetrain Sep 2023 #54
climate change is one thing bigtree Sep 2023 #56
Thanks for this comment. And, agreed. BadgerMom Sep 2023 #45
with global warming llashram Sep 2023 #32
I entirely agree with your main points Peacetrain, but I believe much of the blame for Central Martin68 Sep 2023 #33
Yes, and this is what we should be forced to fix... BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #38
I totally agree. But we can't even get a budget passed with this Republican virus that's Martin68 Sep 2023 #47
Back in the early 1990s, .. stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #42
And most of the EU is turning fascist in an anti-migration panic, first caused by Putin. ancianita Sep 2023 #34
And it's morally incumbent on the US to welcome as many climate change refugees as possible femmedem Sep 2023 #35
The world has been led, in many ways , jaxexpat Sep 2023 #36
It is also economically FAR less consequential than the xenophobes would have us believe. TygrBright Sep 2023 #43
The immigration crises are actually emigration crises. hay rick Sep 2023 #44
Should have kept the Pilgrims on the Mayflower from landing. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #46
FWIW Border Patrol data on illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border dalton99a Sep 2023 #48
Useful information. Thanks. nt hay rick Sep 2023 #55
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