| ▲ | codechicago277 2 hours ago | |
Unless you’re claiming all immigrants are spies, your logic doesn’t make sense. People loyal to their country tend to stay there. | ||
| ▲ | blell 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
>People loyal to their country tend to stay there. You'd be surprised. If I were to emigrate because of economic reasons (which is by far the most popular reason to emigrate) my loyalty would stay with my paychecks. I don’t see how it could be otherwise. What binds me to my new country? My history, my character, my race, my religion…? Guess not. | ||
| ▲ | sushshs an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Many modern immigrants to America are purely economic. The rich are fine with this because they profit, but the labor class suffers. | ||
| ▲ | booleandilemma 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Some immigrants are loyal to their country. A company hires immigrants. It's possible the company has hired immigrants loyal to their country. Logically, it works like that. | ||
| ▲ | AlexandrB 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> People loyal to their country tend to stay there. Not necessarily true. Source: I have friends and family who came to the US from Russia and are still loyal to Russia. When the topic comes up, they tell me they would fight for Russia in a hypothetical US/Russia war. It's entirely possible to love your country and still seek out a better life elsewhere for practical reasons. Edit: To clarify, this isn't universal. Some folks who came over absolutely hate the country of their birth, some still love it, while others are ambivalent. But you can't make a blanket statement like "people loyal to their country tend to stay there" when there are stark financial and quality of life advantages to moving from one place to another. | ||