Re:The U.S. Can No Longer Hide from Its Deep Poverty Problem
by orf on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:20PM
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Well it was also written specifically for the statue of liberty, and was 'tacked on' to it, not even 20 years after it was dedicated for a reason. Because that's literally what the statue represents.
It's kind of sad to see a nation built by, from and for poor immigrants completely forget their origins.
Re:The U.S. Can No Longer Hide from Its Deep Poverty Problem
by 11_4_time on Thursday January 25, 2018 @02:00PM
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People haven't forgotten their origins at all; in fact most people are probably too overly proud of them.
But times also change. What may have made sense in 1903 may be detrimental to the descendants of those immigrants today. I believe we should have a sharp but temporary reduction in most immigration today to see if it benefits the lowest wage earners in the U.S. It's an easy policy to reverse if it doesn't.
Mass immigration made sense when the U.S. was a manufacturing colossus, no longer. Immigration should be targeted and far lower than it is now.