gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoBiden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdownapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareBlackbeard@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down5·3 months agoImmigration is a net positive that boosts the economy and helps build the labor force and supercharge entrepreneurship. But also, border encounters are higher than they’ve been since the 1990s, illegal immigration redistributes wealth from those who compete against immigrants to those who employ immigrants (i.e. upward), and the influx of illegal immigrants is placing a disproportionate financial strain on state and local governments along the border. In the short term, and whether we like it or not, increased net immigration puts downward pressure on wages. If Democrats hope to be competitive in places like Arizona, Texas, and Florida, they need to meaningfully address what voters are saying is the most important problem facing this country right now.
Immigration is a net positive that boosts the economy and helps build the labor force and supercharge entrepreneurship.
But also, border encounters are higher than they’ve been since the 1990s, illegal immigration redistributes wealth from those who compete against immigrants to those who employ immigrants (i.e. upward), and the influx of illegal immigrants is placing a disproportionate financial strain on state and local governments along the border. In the short term, and whether we like it or not, increased net immigration puts downward pressure on wages. If Democrats hope to be competitive in places like Arizona, Texas, and Florida, they need to meaningfully address what voters are saying is the most important problem facing this country right now.