I think we agree—except that immigration in this country is being used to overwhelm our borders and create a RAT voting bloc. If we were serious about immigration for economic purposes, we would recruit foreigners based on our needs—not a tsunami of the indigent from all over south and Central America. We have critical worker shortages around the country and yet we import people with no skills—only potential welfare recipients and emergency room guests.
Our immigration policies are a joke.
In Singapore, it is virtually impossible for foreign workers to become citizens. They are given 2 year work permits. When that ends, they must re-apply for a new work permit or go home. Singapore knows where every non-citizen works, where they live. We know neither.
I should add, foreign workers to Singapore are given a 2 year work permit ONLY if there is a job offer available and no Singapore citizen wants that job.
I was there in March. I was shocked at the prosperity and quality of their infra structure. And there is virtually no drug crime or street crime.