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Re:London is handing out free meals for all primary school c... by orwin on Monday February 20, 2023 @01:12PM (#34870877)
I'll be cynic, but basically this:

A manual laborer start to get productive at 16, and stop after 50, depending on his form.

So basically, you avoid paying for his education, he is productive right away, and with some luck, he will retire in his country (or the state may deport him) and die there.

Not saying it's good, but that's the way the world work right now.

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Re:London is handing out free meals for all primary school c... by nixlim on Monday February 20, 2023 @01:49PM (#34871339)
You would be surprised, but that was the plan in 50s and 70s, when we got a people from Pakistan and South East Asia to come to work in the factories. They did not go back and settled here. The actual result is that they stay here and bring their families and contribute. Which is great, in my opinion.
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