stilldropin20 wrote:
There were over 10M arrests in 2017 - but we get our panties in a knot over a couple thousand.
The house is burning down and you point out that the paint on the trim needs work.
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stilldropin20 wrote:
dckingsfan wrote:I_Like_Dirt wrote:dckingsfan wrote:The party that adopts it will commit long-term political suicide as well, IMO.
This is the one place where I very strongly disagree with you. Not that I think it's a great reality or anything, but given the terms involved in elections and the layers of government, it is very, very easy, to continually blame the other party whenever they wind up in power, or to blame immigrants themselves.
Japan basically has what nate is arguing for already and their economy has been struggling for ages. They were the canary in the coal mine and are now essentially trying to create a manga robot army to replace the lack of children and immigration (I say that only partly tongue in cheek, sadly). Everyone there knows their economy is poised for disaster. Over a third of their population is over 60 years old already and it's getting worst at an ever-increasing speed.
Despite that reality, Japan is still struggling with the idea that immigration is a potential positive, let alone a necessity. Japan has only just started to decide that maybe they should try to get some immigrations very recently, and they're being very slow-footed on the uptake. They've wisely decided to mirror some of Canada's immigration system, but haven't moved a whole heck of a lot, if at all, when it comes to actually being willing or able to flexibly incorporate them into their society - language is a big one, but it goes well beyond that. And it isn't political suicide in Japan to be hesitant on immigration. They basically waited until it was too late to start trying anything and then, when they finally started trying things weren't very happy about it and weren't willing to be flexible at all about it. Instead, they tried throwing money at the problem for decades... that hasn't worked out as well as they hoped.
While I agree with your assertion on Japan, I disagree on the US. Our demographics have been changing - eventually that will catch up with you when you are anti-Asian, anti-Hispanic. It is long-term political suicide, IMO.
stilldropin20 wrote:
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