42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the U.S

Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by bluthru on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:54PM (#14851309)

>It just means you think that people from other countries are less deserving of job opportunities than people from your country.

What's the point of even having a country if citizens aren't prioritized over non-citizens? What's the point of banding together as a nation if you don't engage in policy that helps one another? I don't feel just as entitled to a job in Japan as a Japanese citizen. Do you advocate for one world government or something?

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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by baddox on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:36PM (#14852093)

> What's the point of even having a country if citizens aren't prioritized over non-citizens?

For jobs? We're talking about welcoming immigrants into the country to work. My opinion doesn't extend to every possible way that a nation can prioritize its own citizens. If, for instance, there's an American citizen involved in some incident in another country (plane crash, terrorist attack, unjust arrest, etc.), of course I expect the USA to prioritize that. I also expect the USA to prioritize its own economy, infrastructure, education, etc. (although I think that is for the benefit of all legal residents, not just "citizens").

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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by bluthru on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:23PM (#14853464)

>We're talking about welcoming immigrants into the country to work.

Are you aware that there are negatives to this, or just that they're not important to you?

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