Wouldn’t they benefit from more people? Of course it would come with the condition of learning the language at an acceptable level and that being tied to residency.

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    Why would you voluntarily create a job scarcity in your own population? Immigration reduces wages, increases prices, strains public services and causes overall decrease in Quality of Life.

    Just look at the state of the USA with 28% immigrant population.

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      Just look at the state of the USA with 28% immigrant population.

      Which STILL has the 6th highest GDP per capita (10th if you count tax-haven microstates and overseas territories).

      Centuries of mass immigration built the US economy. Y’all are acting like economics is all zero-sum and more people = everyone is poorer, but the amount of jobs doesn’t stay constant as the amount of people increases. The US always had an influx of immigrants to fuel the ever-growing economic machine.

      There’s plenty of reasons why a lot of people in the US can’t afford to live in cities, etc. None of it is because of immigration, it’s mostly corporate greed and stupid zoning laws.

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      The immigrants were not the problem to get the US to the shit state it is in.

      That is like saying there is an inverse correlation between the decline in sea-faring pirates and the rising global temperature. Duh.

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      Immigration reduces wages, increases prices, strains public services and causes overall decrease in Quality of Life.

      So, you’re telling me that immigration is super profitable? Because that’s a recipe for profits