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by jacquesm 4060 days ago
> Consider is you moved 100,000,000 poor people without English skills into the US just how much chaos that would creat.

From the point of view of the Native Americans, that's roughly what happened already. Only thing different is language this time around, not that all of the original immigrants into America spoke English, and not that all of the current people there do.

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It should be remembered that this resulted in the nearly complete destruction of Native American civilization.
This is the problem I see with mass migration. People don't seem to consider the effects it will have on the society. For example, I want Northern European countries to continue to be secular and open, but what happens if millions of refugees from north Africa & the middle east come? Will they suddenly adopt the same values? That is doubtful, and if they become citizens and voters they can have a real impact in the direction of the country.