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Re:Apple agrees to $25M settlement with US over hiring of im... by rayiner on Sunday November 12, 2023 @08:42AM (#38239984)
Immigration exacerbates that problem structurally, by introducing a large population of foreigners who have less social capital and political leverage than native born people. More power to elites seems like a natural consequence of immigration.
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Re:Apple agrees to $25M settlement with US over hiring of im... by kelipso on Sunday November 12, 2023 @08:06PM (#38245768)
How? The locals still have the same voting power. The locals just don't care if the money goes to the elites because it perfectly aligns with their politics and worldview (capitalism, etc).
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Re:Apple agrees to $25M settlement with US over hiring of im... by rayiner on Sunday November 12, 2023 @08:56PM (#38246024)
Voting power only helps you (maybe) fix a problem after it’s arisen. But flooding the workforce with immigrant labor creates the problem in the first place by reducing the negotiating leverage of native born workers.

Even in terms of voting power—immigration reduces social solidarity and undermines the economic left in the long run.

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