alt Hacker News> we don't owe foreigners anything
This isn't true, it's a pillar of the USA to harbor refugees and welcome immigrants. It's our entire history. It's our entire identity.
> Proportionately far fewer, obviously
I dont think so. There's a lot of people in this country, far more citizens than illegal immigrants.
> Not wanting to finance unskilled lawbreakers
capital punishment for every crime if you dont have a degree? what are you arguing?
yes, the argument is immigrants and citizens aren't different. we're all people
> This isn't true, it's a pillar of the USA to harbor refugees and welcome immigrants. It's our entire history. It's our entire identity.
All of these dreamy tales are from before the New Deal for a reason.
> I dont think so. There's a lot of people in this country, far more citizens than illegal immigrants.
The word "proportionately" means something: if you believe that the same percentage of illegal immigrants pay taxes as legal citizens, you are definitively wrong. Legal immigrants probably pay taxes at a higher rate (by systemic design), but there's simply no way this is true for border hoppers.
> capital punishment for every crime if you dont have a degree? what are you arguing?
Deportation is not capital punishment!