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Well no shit, lazy losers don't like being told that they're lazy losers and they especially don't like being told they should work harder. That doesn't change it is an improvement to the country if we go to hard work and effort being valued instead. Nativism against high skill immigrants is also a problem of ego.
Yes they actually do, in fact we used to debate on how accommodating we would be for immigrants. Look back on Reagan for instance, he never once hid how pro immigration he was and he is one of the most popular and beloved presidents in history. Heck you
Elite human capital is only one part of the equation, even the smartest people can not overcome bad systems. This is not Atlus Shrugged, the John Galts of the world are often stuck just working in suboptimal suppressive conditions instead of being able to break open the government.
Hey another example of how despite the complaints of immigrants, it's actually something being done even more by the increasingly nativist Republican party instead. The same way that the nativist party has abandoned the idea of free markets and trade, we have the government now blatently engaging in suppression of free speech even further than any immigrants have managed. And no, whataboutism does not fix the issue.
It the nativists themselves turn into the communists and censors, then that can't possibly be the true issue they have with immigrants. The nativists embrace the anti American ideals, ones we've had since the founding. George Washington himself saying the USA is a country to take the virtuous and persecuted. It is Washington's view that lead us to winning the space race, creating the nukes, and plenty of other achievements off the backs of the scientists the Nazis cast out.
This is not a binary choice. The US as a "coherent nation" has always been one of immigrants. Even now, about half of the citizenship can trace back heritage to just Ellis Island alone for instance. And economic strength is one of the necessary components to being a coherent nation, the US is strong and powerful because we have the best of the world. Would you rather it be Germany or Japan who developed the nukes first?
It traces back so far that it even goes to the very founding. George Washington himself himself wanted the USA to be a country that takes in the virtuous and persecuted. It is Washington's view that lead us to winning the space race, creating the nukes, and plenty of other achievements off the backs of the scientists the Nazis and Maoists and whoever else cast out.
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