Comment on Join the tech community in passing immigration reformparentComments−davidw13y> The American government has no business caring about the "huddled masses" elsewhere.I'm sorry, but I consider myself first and foremost a human being, with 'American' down the list a few notches.Granted, there are practical limits, but realistically, there's still tons of room in the US.Also: the economy is not some zero-sum game with one single "lump of labor" to go around:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy−danielweber13yI think America, as a policy, should have its borders as open as possible.However, America absolutely has the right to secure its borders as its citizens wish.(I don't think you are necessarily saying this; but replying to your comment just seems a sensible place to drop it into the conversation.)
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> The American government has no business caring about the "huddled masses" elsewhere.
I'm sorry, but I consider myself first and foremost a human being, with 'American' down the list a few notches.
Granted, there are practical limits, but realistically, there's still tons of room in the US.
Also: the economy is not some zero-sum game with one single "lump of labor" to go around:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy
I think America, as a policy, should have its borders as open as possible.
However, America absolutely has the right to secure its borders as its citizens wish.
(I don't think you are necessarily saying this; but replying to your comment just seems a sensible place to drop it into the conversation.)