Originally posted by RiverRat1
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I'm all for open borders...if two countries have relatively equivalent economies, opportunity, cost of living, security, standard of living, education, immigration policies, etc. Basically making it not worth it for citizens of each country to move to the other.
But any one of those things not being equal will cause a shift in population from one to the other placing the burden of two populations on a single entity, destroying it.
South and Central American countries simply aren't our equivalent in those any of these areas. Hell, even if we annexed Mexico, you'd have to keep the border regulated for decades (probably a century) until we could improve it enough (at significant cost).
Edit: I'll add that countries with vastly different cultures could also not sustain open borders.Last edited by sir shovelhands; 10-23-2018, 07:40 PM.
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Originally posted by sir shovelhands View PostI'm all for open borders...if two countries have relatively equivalent economies, opportunity, cost of living, security, standard of living, education, immigration policies, etc.
But any one of those things not being equal will cause a shift in population from one to the other placing the burden of two populations on a single entity, destroying it.
South and Central America countries simply aren't our equivalent in those any of these areas. Hell, even if we annexed Mexico, you'd have to keep the border regulated for decades (probably a century) until we could improve it enough (at significant cost).
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And I think there's a key bit of info these people wanting open borders don't understand. These people want to move here because we've have better "benefits" of citizenship. What I mean by that is security, opportunity, education, etc. Well if well allow tons and tons of people coming in, that spreads the benefits over a much larger group, which in turn reduces those benefits. So, not only would those people not end up getting what they wanted in the first place, they'd also F it up for the people living there.
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Originally posted by sir shovelhands View PostAnd I think there's a key bit of info these people wanting open borders don't understand. These people want to move here because we've have better "benefits" of citizenship. What I mean by that is security, opportunity, education, etc. Well if well allow tons and tons of people coming in, that spreads the benefits over a much larger group, which in turn reduces those benefits. So, not only would those people not end up getting what they wanted in the first place, they'd also F it up for the people living there.
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