Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Startups

Re:Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Star... by halomru on Monday March 13, 2017 @12:34PM (#13859376)

>I suppose this also relies on national productivity being the product of, not the sum of individuals productivity.

By that logic you can easily argue it's imperative to weed out those with productivity close to 0 (and below 1).

Great people inspire greatness, awfully people can bring their whole environment down. That's why ghettos are such a bad idea.

From your arguments alone I wouldn't be able to tell which side you are arguing for.

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Re:Study: Immigrants Founded 51% of U.S. Billion-Dollar Star... by xapata on Monday March 13, 2017 @12:37PM (#13859401)

Indeed it does. Criminals, polluters, etc. are a drag on the economy. However, that characteristic is not well-correlated with immigrant. It might even be anti-correlated.

I'm not against harsh penalties for criminals. I am not a fan of pretending to care about rehabilitation or deterrence, which clearly are not the purpose of our prisons. Let's call it like it is -- punishment and ejection from society.

I'm not arguing for immigration for ethical reasons, but purely out of self-interest.

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