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| ▲ | afpx 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Immigration is great when it's done at the right pace. The pace of the last 10 years has been jarring. It's counterproductive at this point just because of the extra cognitive load alone. Can we take a 20 year break then start it back up slowly? And, economically, I think it'll be fine. Won't it be great for the rest of the world to share in the economic success of the US? I'm looking forward to a day when most nations have their own bay area. | | |
| ▲ | zuminator 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Surely there is a way to implement a "taking a break" policy without purposely squalid concentration camps, extradition to random gulags, sudden capricious fees, legions of masked shock troops, and the like? | |
| ▲ | delecti 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | > The pace of the last 10 years has been jarring Is this satire or just solely based on feelings? The rate of legal immigration hasn't changed significantly since 1990 (35 years ago) when it had a huge spike (during Bush1); it then spiked again during Bush 2. | |
| ▲ | BobbyJo 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Honestly, I agree quite a bit. The US and other countries have the same dynamic that FAANG does with startups, we put up the money to have anything worthwhile come in-house, which kills competition. Please India/China/Europe, build tech empires to rival ours. We will all benefit. | |
| ▲ | habinero 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | > extra cognitive load alone I don't know what dogwhistle this is supposed to be. There's no "cognitive load" in things other people do that you aren't involved with. | | |
| ▲ | afpx 29 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Here's a regular occurrence for me: I took my daughter to shop for clothes at Target. She picked out an outfit and wanted to try it on but it was in a pack and needed to be separated first. I found a clerk and asked her to separate it. But, the clerk didn't speak English - only Spanish. So, she took me to another clerk. But, that clerk also didn't speak English - only Arabic. And, neither could talk to each other. If that's not societal "cognitive load", what is it? These are just the harmless occurrences. I could go on to much more alarming examples, but I won't. | | |
| ▲ | xyzelement 2 minutes ago | parent [-] | | This is such a good example. I was recently talking to an appliance repair company and the fact that the woman spoke good English is now a remarkable thing. Like it really stood out! |
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| ▲ | xyzelement 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I am a Republican and an immigrant and there are millions of others. So perhaps it is more complicated than that. | | |
| ▲ | mperham 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I’m sure the leopard won’t eat YOUR face. | | |
| ▲ | pinkmuffinere 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Surely the poster is allowed to be Republican and an immigrant? They didn't even say they voted for Trump. Eg, if they're fiscally conservative and strongly anti-abortion, they may find that they are best aligned with the Republican party, despite being an immigrant. | | |
| ▲ | wussboy 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Well, I hope the leopards don’t eat their faces. | | |
| ▲ | pinkmuffinere an hour ago | parent [-] | | I think I agree with your political views, and that makes me sad. It would be easier to believe in "my" party if this sort of stupidity wasn't so blatant. |
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| ▲ | duped an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I mean either you hate other immigrants or one of the other marginalized groups that unify Republicans in their bigotry, or you're cool with it for some other reason. So which is it, are you a bigot, or a fool? Because in my mind, those are the only qualities of Republican voters today. | |
| ▲ | sdenton4 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | You should talk to your representatives, then. | |
| ▲ | bix6 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I would love to know why you feel more aligned with Republicans as an immigrant? | | |
| ▲ | xyzelement 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Came here legally, speak English, embrace American culture, appreciate the police keeping my neighborhood safe, support faith, etc. There's nearly hundred percent alignment with my values. Surprised this is so surprising. Like I said there's millions of people like me. | | |
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| ▲ | pinkmuffinere 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I can't believe you're being downvoted for being Republican and an immigrant. This is BS lol | | |
| ▲ | dboreham 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Perhaps the idea is the post must be false, since nobody would support a party so opposed to their own interests. Otoh that's how left wing politics has worked since the 70s.. |
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| ▲ | Tostino 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | "I'm one of the good ones, guys!" | | |
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