Immigration... yet again

[derspiess]

Because our strength lies in our Diversity


But seriously, I'm generally cool with immigration as long as it's controlled. 

[Tamas]

The question, though a bit vague, is a good one.

Why is the multicultural agenda driven so hard?

the multi-culti idea is a great one, and the ONLY hope for humanity to stop this regular culling of overpopulation we remember as major wars.

the problem with radical immigrants (muslims) is that their agenda does not seem to be multiculturalism, but rather, making their own culture dominant in their new home, which is unacceptable, and defeats the purpose of multi-culti.

[Admiral Yi]

You forgot "To increase the number of exotic restaurants and to spice up the bland local cuisine".

I figured that was covered under new talents.

[Valmy]

With the wrangling seen in the minarets thread I'm curious to know what you all think the purpose of immigration is.

Allow people who want to be part of the glorious United States a chance to come and increase the size and might of our invincible empire?  I know that is why Jaron is here.

[Eddie Teach]

I thought Jaron came here to make Spiess burritos? 

[alfred russel]

Good luck to the country that decides to compete in a global economy using only its citizens.

How is microsoft going to stay globally dominent if it can't hire programmers from the 95% of the world population outside of the US, or if boeing can't hire engineers from outside the country? Is McDonalds going to be able to successfully expand in other countries if its headquarters is made up of a bunch of americans with an american point of view?

[Valmy]

Good luck to the country that decides to compete in a global economy using only its citizens.

How is microsoft going to stay globally dominent if it can't hire programmers from the 95% of the world population outside of the US, or if boeing can't hire engineers from outside the country? Is McDonalds going to be able to successfully expand in other countries if its headquarters is made up of a bunch of americans with an american point of view?

I don't think bringing a few people over for the Big Corps offices is really what Grallon is talking about.

[The Larch]

You forgot "To increase the number of exotic restaurants and to spice up the bland local cuisine".

I found this Lebanese restaurant locally and kabam! I've turned into Ank.

So when will you start
writing like this?

[alfred russel]

I don't think bringing a few people over for the Big Corps offices is really what Grallon is talking about.

There is something to be said that a more diverse society is going to be better able to compete internationally. Academia would also suffer.

But if Grallon wants to focus on lower class immigration, imagine what would happen to our agricultural industry without immigration. Some of the land under cultivation would go out of use and other land would become less profitable. Costs for produce would rise. On the plus side, higher wage agricultural jobs would be created.

[Ed Anger]

You forgot "To increase the number of exotic restaurants and to spice up the bland local cuisine".

I found this Lebanese restaurant locally and kabam! I've turned into Ank.

So when will you start
writing like this?

[The Larch]

To inject new talents and capital into a country.

To compensate for declining birth rates and pay for state pensions.

To fill up uninhabited lands.

To add variety to the hottie pool.

You forgot "To increase the number of exotic restaurants and to spice up the bland local cuisine".

That has to be the most retarded argument ever used in championing the cause.

"Kebabs and Zlatan" is one of the catchphrases of the idiots here, but if we only got a dish they're able to serve in other countries without also importing a million stinking arabs and one mediocre football player, it's a bad fucking deal.

Tongue, meet cheek.
Irony, meet Slargos.

And Ibrahimovic is not mediocre at all. Did you see his goal against Real Madrid last sunday? Amazing! If it wasn't for him and Larsson, both with inmigrant roots, nobody would be able to name a single Swedish player. 

[Valmy]

But if Grallon wants to focus on lower class immigration, imagine what would happen to our agricultural industry without immigration. Some of the land under cultivation would go out of use and other land would become less profitable. Costs for produce would rise. On the plus side, higher wage agricultural jobs would be created.

Maybe...or we could start conscripting teenagers over the summers to work picking fruit.  Is there really that much immigration to the agricultural parts of the country.  I have a hard time picturing the tons of Latinos in the cornfields of Iowa.

[Fate]

Maybe...or we could start conscripting teenagers over the summers to work picking fruit.  Is there really that much immigration to the agricultural parts of the country.  I have a hard time picturing the tons of Latinos in the cornfields of Iowa.

Why would you have a hard time picturing that? Crossing the national border is the hard part. Going from California or Texas to Iowa is easy.

[Admiral Yi]

Corn harvesting is all mechanized.  Latinos work mostly in meatpacking here abouts.  Or construction.

[merithyn]

Maybe...or we could start conscripting teenagers over the summers to work picking fruit.  Is there really that much immigration to the agricultural parts of the country.  I have a hard time picturing the tons of Latinos in the cornfields of Iowa.

Most of the Mexicans I know in Iowa are laborers, though not on a farm: Construction, maids, mechanics, etc.