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by JCTheDenthog 8 days ago
>Anti-immigration policy blocks them from being Americans.

Yes, because the citizens of a country (through their elected representatives) have absolute control over who they choose to allow into their country. Even blocking a brilliant surgeon or inventor, if they so choose. There is no moral right to come to America (or any other country).
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epistasis 8 days ago
Saying "I have absolute control" is not a justification for making bad decisions that hurt the US. Furthermore, it was never a question of the US had a right to make these decisions, of course it does.

Do you find the argument "I have the right to make any decision I want therefor it justifies bad decisions" convincing? I sure don't.

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throwaway85825 8 days ago
Bad decision for who? Their best interest is not your interest, no matter how you browbeat them.
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NoMoreNicksLeft 8 days ago
>Saying "I have absolute control" is not a justification for making bad decisions that hurt the US.

How is it a bad decision that will hurt the US? Can you make that argument on its merits? No one doubts that there isn't that one genius here or there

Last year, right here on HN I saw a headline where the "powers that be" wanted to increase Canada's population to 100 million (they currently sit at 30ish million). Is that a good decision for Canada? Where the fertility rate is so low population is shrinking? Like, do they need another 65 million people? Are there 65 million jobs going undone in Canada right now? Jobs that desperately need doing? The plan's the same for the United States, even if no one was careless enough to blare a similar headline from trumpets.

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