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Originally Posted by chabibi
I don't think too many people are actually anti-immigration, so much as pro selective immigration. Low birthrates make immigration a necessity in the west.
However, given the large welfare state in pretty much every developed nation, large swaths of uneducated, low skilled immigrants with low earning potential will necessarily be net beneficiaries rather than contributors.
Even highly skilled migrants with moderately high earning potential can be net detriments on the economy if they can bring large numbers of dependants like elderly parents, in-laws and aunts/uncles.
this is a MYTH that local labor PROTECTIONISTS employ
open borders would 2x world GDP, period.
stop worrying so much about your salary and think about how 2x world GDP would benefit you!!!!
(not to mention being able to hire cheap labor for all the helpful jobs like: lawnmower nanny maid deliveryman cook chef construction)