Posted by laramiebob on 11/13/2021 12:54:00 PM (view original):
IMO, until the Dems. come up with a solution to the immigration issue, they'll continue to lose elections in much of the Nation.
The Repugnants just have to keep repeating the mantra "open border Party" and they'll win.
It's simple really. The VAST majority of the Country wants our borders sealed from ILLEGAL Immigration.
In fact, large portions of the populace wants ALL immigration stopped EXCEPT for specific work visas, etc........... and temporary visas (visits, etc).
Orderly Immigration based ON NEED is fine, BUT the majority no longer wants the "gimme your tired, your poor, etc" to be the National Immigration ideal.
The reality IS, to be Honest as a Nation, we need to take down that Statue and send it back to France with our apologies for not being able to live up to the motto inscribed on the "lady" in question.
The majority ONLY liked immigration when the Immigrants shared the same skin tone (mostly!!)
Now that our shores team with humans, AND the majority of the Immigrants are darker skin toned the Majority viewpoint of Americans is "NOT IN MY neighborhood, dammit!! Stop these folks from entering!"
Pluswise on an ecological viewpoint..........we have too many people already. We's damn near ruined the environment AND are seriously threatening to render the Planet inhabitable for our GrandKids.
But, we's all too tribal to admit that we's all stupid and doomed as we keep on playing the same old stupid political game!
The dems shouldn't capitulate to conservative positions on immigration just because they lost the rhetoric war. They should fight back harder.
Conservatives are simply and flatly wrong about immigration. Immigration is indisputably a net good for a nation, specifically economically. Even the most conservative credible scholars on immigration admit as much. Immigrants do not commit more crimes than native populations on average.
Obviously illegal immigration is bad. You know how we reduce illegal immigration? We make it much, much easier to immigrate here legally. You want to compete with China on the world stage? How the **** are we supposed to do that when their population dwarfs ours? Allow people to immigrate here, and maybe we can remain the top economic power.
Yes, conservatives are racist. Does that mean we capitulate and change the country to allow whatever they want?
Re the ecological stuff: Immigration doesn't produce more people, it just moves already-existing people around. Actually, because of birth rates, you could make the argument that immigration reduces population growth by exporting people from high-birth rate nations to low ones.