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by throw51319 2200 days ago
This completely ignores the fact that the culture and people who make up a country do greatly impact it's success. Traditions of working together, independent thought, etc. None of this exists in a vacuum.

If too many people of the same culture move to another country, they won't assimilate. They will form their own subcommunities. This is seen in America with the latin population and in europe with the muslim population.

Very naive proposal.

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> This completely ignores the fact that the culture and people who make up a country do greatly impact it's success. Traditions of working together, independent thought, etc. None of this exists in a vacuum.

> If too many people of the same culture move to another country, they won't assimilate. They will form their own subcommunities. This is seen in America with the latin population and in europe with the muslim population.

Agree. And since we don't live in a vacuum, you will notice that third world cultures are increasingly similar to those in the first world. Assimilation is already happening.

Nonetheless, the path there does involve periods of throttled migration, and this is fine. The important part is that we move in that direction as fast as feasible.

> They will form their own subcommunities. American history shows that, with time, most immigrants tend to assimilate to the mainstream culture just fine. In the 1800s, the Irish were regarded as backwards and Pope-idolizers, but they assimilated just fine. In any case, I don't worry about these subcommunities, it is a natural path for any sufficiently large state.