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by rayiner 904 days ago
I think the immigrant with three kids from Venezuela is probably easier to integrate in a way than a skilled immigrant who was typically an elite back home. I think the latter folks are more likely to bring their culture with them and try to change America.
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Software engineers are notoriously apolitical, even if that has been changing gradually. Plenty of technical "elites" remain separate, aloof from social life. Are foreign born doctors trying to "change America?"
You're right actually. Have you seen how many Australian coffee shops there are in New York? Crikey! Changing America one cup of flat white at a time. Tough work.
Let’s not even start on Australian sushi places.