Redalgo
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« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2013, 11:55:13 PM » |
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Nay (I/O) for me unfortunately, though someday I hope it will be feasible.
I reckon well over 100 million people are interested in moving to the U.S. if given an opportunity to do so. Would there be enough revenue from taxing these people for the state to cope with enormous population growth? How would we build and maintain enough new infrastructure, quality schools and hospitals, etc. to prevent a massive increase to the ranks of poor who lack access to all the basic necessities for the good life when we already fail to do so for the entirety of our current population? Would there be enough time for cities to wisely plan their growth, and for development to occur without inflicting even greater levels of harm to the environment than we already inflict?
Personally, I would prefer incremental increases to the annual quota and loosening of standards for admittance into the country until completely free borders are eventually achieved. This policy would be a lot less troublesome to enact and the number of immigrants arriving in the U.S. far more manageable for us to accommodate once the existing, pent-up demand for admittance into the U.S. is relieved. Until then I am a bit apprehensive.
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