that is the caveat thou. Historically America has been the land of the free attracting folks that that wanted the chance to work and earn their own way.
If we lose that high ground then the immigration alone might overwhelm our domestic reproduction, rather than complement it. Such a change would be a fundamental cultural conquest, as indicated by the change.
“Historically America has been the land of the free...”
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It’s still the land of the free...lunch.