News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US for 870 days. Parent comment

Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by konbaji on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:07PM (#24370307)
> but I’m interested in hearing your viewpoint.

Given my downvotes it seems others here are not so interested. Nevertheless, I will give you an example.

Housing. I am a bay area native and through my lifetime I have seen certain immigrants from Europe and South Asia, push up the cost of housing. Those tech H1B workers only serve to exacerbate this issue.

I can no longer afford to buy a property unless I work in tech or win the lottery. Others like myself have grown resentful, rightfully so, of these transplants and immigrants.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by runbyfruity on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:19PM (#24370403)
So what makes you think that immigrants are the tipping point? If there were no immigrants, who's to say white people (who are themselves... descended from immigrants) wouldn't fill those housing units?

Edit: housing prices are somewhat a function of demand, and I don't think you've adequately shown that any excess demand is driven by (recent) immigrants. You're being downvoted because this rhetoric is blatantly jingoistic. There ARE nuanced conversations to have about immigration policy; "immigrants make Bay Area housing expensive" is not one of them.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by pqhwan on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:49PM (#24370657)
I say this knowing that it is a blunt statement, but if you believe that being born (and your ancestors being born) in America (the continent) entitles you to the land more than newcomers, the notion doesn’t hold much historical water.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by srtjstjsj on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:36PM (#24370543)
Why do you feel entitled to live in the bay area? Why not move to India or Nevada?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by refurb on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:02PM (#24370727)
India? Well probably because he's not an Indian citizen?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Daniel Stenberg (curl) has been denied entry to the US fo... by tfsh on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:05PM (#24370751)
Your place of birth should not entitle you cheaper access to housing or land.
[ Parent | on HN ]