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In reply to the discussion: Immigrant-Owned U.S. Companies Said to Generate $775 Billion [View all]closeupready
(29,503 posts)15. Personally, I'm pro-immigration, but you see upthread what happens
when people here say that, but state they also have reservations about how it's practiced here.
To drawn an analogy, many here imply that those who say, "some of my best friends are Jewish" are the same people who are also subconciously anti-Semitic.
Similarly, DLC Third Way conservative Democrats and their sympathizers will often apply that logic to discussions about immigration, implying that those who say they have reservations with how immigration rules and laws are enforced in the US are "really" just xenophobic or racist.
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If you can't out compete a person new to this country and culture, then you are doing something wron
alfredo
Aug 2012
#2
And even then, half the posts in the thread so far are hostile to the idea. It's depressing. (nt)
Posteritatis
Aug 2012
#7
Many illegals came here because they had jobs waiting. We have to insist on fair wages for all.
alfredo
Aug 2012
#38
How can I compete with someone who will wash dishes and mop floors for $3 per hour?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#26
There is a restaurant in my neighborhood that has about 15 illegal immigrants working the kitchen.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#37
how is he going to find out if they are illegal ? if he knows they are being paid 3 dollars an hour
JI7
Aug 2012
#42
I'm not sure I think immigration needs change; rather, global labor markets
closeupready
Aug 2012
#17