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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by nickbauman on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @01:06PM (#9765988)
Using a lottery system for skilled workers tends to select from the world's wealthiest people, too. So if you think inequality is a problem now... On the other hand opening borders would create a stampede. Pretty sure that would cause a completely different set of social problems.
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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by ericdschmidt on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @01:43AM (#9769857)
"open borders" doesn't have to mean you open them overnight. You can attenuate the flow to a rate that's manageable to keep up with, to give the various infrastructure a chance to grow/adapt to meet the influx. You've attacked a straw man.

Please see my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9769632

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