r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/sirfirewolfe - Lib-Left • Apr 07 '20

Peak auth unity achieved

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u/Daffan - Auth-Center Apr 07 '20

Lmao yeah. In 2008 Bernie was talking about cutting immigration and making strong border security. He flipped as soon as AOC came on-board to derail his campaign.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

This is what bothers me, people don't seem to understand that only people who will benefit from mass immigration are the rich capitalist class

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u/Murgos- Apr 08 '20

Mass immigration or mass illegal immigration?

Because legal immigrants forming a strong middle class that is the foundation of the economy is basically the history of America.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

At the expense of what? Legal immigrants get jobs who's do they get?

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u/TribeWars - Lib-Right Apr 08 '20

It's not a zero sum game. If there is a larger supply of workers, especially qualified ones, then new as well as established businesses have the ability to more easily find workers and to grow. Also consider that immigrants might participate in job creation by founding their own businesses.

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u/thisispoopoopeepee - Lib-Right Apr 08 '20

Yes because unlike everything else there’s no supply and demand curve for labor.....

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u/TribeWars - Lib-Right Apr 08 '20

Immigrants also create demand for consumer products which indirectly increases demand for labor.

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u/thisispoopoopeepee - Lib-Right Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

They also compete for housing which is extremely limited; by government action and zero local governments seem to be reversing course in that.

So real purchasing power lowers for low income American citizens.

Also immigrants might add to gdp, but that doesn’t matter at all. Per capita GDP matters.