Yeah, that's called marketing and spin: "illegal immigrant" somehow becomes "undocumented newcomer" in order to deflect from reality.
> How does an influx of unvetted, unskilled newborns somehow power the global economy?
Well at least in theory, these newborns are directly funded by one or more productive, lawful members of society who are directly invested in their upbringing and outcome, rather than publicly-furnished social safety nets.
The sad truth is that the vast majority of taxpaying citizens will never be able to fund their share of the public services they are provided - we don't need to import more of these people when we cannot take care of our own.
> HN accounts should come with free clown makeup.
Hit a nerve, did I? I'm thrilled with what $30B is going to buy in this department.
> No one said illegal immigration
Yeah, that's called marketing and spin: "illegal immigrant" somehow becomes "undocumented newcomer" in order to deflect from reality.
> How does an influx of unvetted, unskilled newborns somehow power the global economy?
Well at least in theory, these newborns are directly funded by one or more productive, lawful members of society who are directly invested in their upbringing and outcome, rather than publicly-furnished social safety nets.
The sad truth is that the vast majority of taxpaying citizens will never be able to fund their share of the public services they are provided - we don't need to import more of these people when we cannot take care of our own.
> HN accounts should come with free clown makeup.
Hit a nerve, did I? I'm thrilled with what $30B is going to buy in this department.
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