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Your proposal sounds nice until you really think about it. Then it makes no sense. Many foreigners work here. Yes, alot of them are gardeners, and their deportation wouldn't have a significant economic impact. But many foreigners work in high-tech jobs or in financial jobs. NY City is the center of the financial world, and eliminating foreigners would decimate NY City, which in turn would decimate our economy. Your proposal would kill high-tech, would kill financial services, and would make us very poor. No thanks. We've always had something of an open door policy, and that's why we're strong: because we get the best and brighest from other countries. Look at Indians (the dot kind, not the feather kind). Many of them in this country are hard working, entrepreneurial, and contribute a great deal to our economy. Then look at India: the place is a mess. Why is there this disparity? Because many of the best and brighest Indians left India and came here because there's opportunity here! And we're better off too: they spend their money here, for the most part, and help grow our corporations.

and that's why we're strong: because we get the best and brighest from other countries.

This needs to be repeated over and over again... and then again. We are in the amazing situation to attract the best educated and most entrepreneurial people from all over the world. I only need to have a look around our MBA program (I am an academic) - 40% foreigners from close to 100 countries. Most of them will stay subsequently and contribute to the US. These are the people this country needs, and kicking them out would be plain insanity.

To: FresnoDA

Your proposal sounds nice until you really think about it. Then it makes no sense. Many foreigners work here. Yes, alot of them are gardeners, and their deportation wouldn't have a significant economic impact. But many foreigners work in high-tech jobs or in financial jobs. NY City is the center of the financial world, and eliminating foreigners would decimate NY City, which in turn would decimate our economy. Your proposal would kill high-tech, would kill financial services, and would make us very poor. No thanks. We've always had something of an open door policy, and that's why we're strong: because we get the best and brighest from other countries. Look at Indians (the dot kind, not the feather kind). Many of them in this country are hard working, entrepreneurial, and contribute a great deal to our economy. Then look at India: the place is a mess. Why is there this disparity? Because many of the best and brighest Indians left India and came here because there's opportunity here! And we're better off too: they spend their money here, for the most part, and help grow our corporations.

32 posted on 10/25/01 3:50 PM Pacific by Koblenz
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because we get the best and brighest from other countries

This kind of arrogance and pride will destroy us. If we don't adapt a War Mentality, NOW, we are in for some deep shiite!!

There is a verse in the old testament, very appropriate for this discussion, "They worship Manna". If we are willing to do anything as a nation to have it all, we will in fact be left with nothing!!! IMHO!!

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