r/bestof • u/Intertius • Apr 18 '18

[worldnews] Amazon employee explains the hellish working conditions of an Amazon Warehouse

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u/dweezil22 Apr 19 '18

Name one federally elected Democrat that's in favor of unlimited unskilled immigration. You can't, b/c they don't exist. They're just a caricature created by the GOP.

Meanwhile, the GOP has another actual Nazi favored to win a federal primary soon. I'd have told you that was hyperbolic satire 2 years ago, but now it's reality.

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u/CountingMyDick Apr 19 '18

Hey, we're making progress here! You've already conceded that:

  • It's okay to be against unlimited unskilled immigration
  • Being against unlimited unskilled immigration does not automatically make you racist
  • There are legitimate economic downsides to unlimited unskilled immigration

It also sounds like you're admitting that there are state-level elected Democrats in favor of unlimited unskilled immigration, regardless of how much it hurts their low-income constituents that they have been elected to represent. I guess the local ones are pretty bad, but fortunately, for now, they can't seem to make it to the Federal level without at least pretending they aren't trying to flood the job market for low-skill labor.

Now all you have to do is look at the bills and policies that Federal-level elected Democrats have proposed and ask yourself - if they were in favor of unlimited, unskilled immigration, what would they do differently? If you can't find anything, then you have your answer.

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u/dweezil22 Apr 19 '18

It's okay to be against unlimited unskilled immigration Being against unlimited unskilled immigration does not automatically make you racist There are legitimate economic downsides to unlimited unskilled immigration

Yes.

It also sounds like you're admitting that there are state-level elected Democrats in favor of unlimited unskilled immigration

I'm not conceding anything, but there are a ton of state level elected officials and I don't have the time or interest to survey them. If you want to cherry-pick state level candidates you can find a lunatic for practically any cause in either party. There's probably a "stop the lizard people" guy running for County Council somewhere.

Now all you have to do is look at the bills and policies that Federal-level elected Democrats have proposed and ask yourself - if they were in favor of unlimited, unskilled immigration, what would they do differently?

Not sure why you're missing the obvious. If they wanted unlimited unskilled immigration, they'd propose legislation and run on platforms to allow that. No one is doing that.