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happytoexplain • yesterday at 6:15 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I agree that the cruelty is disgusting and unnecessary, but you're going to have a very, very hard time convincing people that removing foreigners will not free up jobs for Americans.


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sunshowers • today at 12:29 AM

Thankfully, reasonable people do not fall victim to argumentum ad populum.

dalyons • yesterday at 11:32 PM

pretty easy. over 50% of silicon valleys unicorns have an immigrant founder. if you cut off their ability to stay, you wouldn't have those companies, and there wouldn't be nearly as many high paying tech jobs.

bootsmann • yesterday at 7:40 PM

The average American doesn’t understand growth, you can see it in who they vote for.