To: FITZ
Fitz, to be honest, I never said that I wanted unlimited immigration from Europe. All I said was that immigration should be favored toward Europeans, mostly the result of the problems that are arrising. However, perhaps immigration needs to be slowed down considerably. It is obvious that we can't continue on this trend. Socialism is growing by leaps and bounds. Any immigration is going to result in more socialism. Look around. Mexico=More Socialism, China=More Socialism, Europe=More Socialism, etc., etc., etc.
To: FreedomFriend
"Any immigration is going to result in more socialism."
On the contrary. A welfare state will only survive an ethnically homogenous society. Take a look at the Scandinavian countries, for example. They have traditionally had very homogenous societies with massive social spending. However, as the number of immigrants has grown so has the opposition to wealth redistribution. The bottom line is these kind of social contracts are only possible if there's a very real sense of communality in the society.
In the US the political right, especially the Republican party, has been playing with the ethnic card against the welfare state for well over 30 years. It has worked quite well, also.
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