This "we assimilated unskilled immigrants before and so can do it again" argument is intellectual laziness at its worst.
The economy of 2024 isn't anything like the economy during the mass immigration eras of the late 19th and early 20th century. Back then, our economy required large numbers of unskilled/low-skilled laborers because we were still heavily dependent on human muscle power. The Hoover Dam was dug largely by hand. Now, the economy is much more heavily automated, and we hear a ton about the lack of lower end jobs for people without educations.
I always find it amusing that the same crowd that claims we need masses of illegal immigrants to take jobs that would otherwise go unfilled also tends to supports things like universal basic income because there aren't supposedly enough jobs to go around. So we're just importing more people to whom we are going to have to pay that UBI.
But if you really think we need more immigrants, here's an idea: first secure the border, and stop the flood of unvetted, minimally qualified illegal aliens. Then, bring in the necessary number of legal immigrants via a merit-based based. Isn't a merit-based system - English proficiency, education achievement, etc., preferable? Hell, bring in as many of those high-achieving Nigerians as we can get!
I'd have zero problem with that.
1. I agree illegals should be vetted
2. The US has assimilated illegals very well over the years. Europe and other countries have not They put them in ghettos with no job or education skills and of course they are now rebelling.
3. I said multiple times we are between a rock and hard place. Our native born birth rates is in the negative. No country can survive a dwindling population. Without a steady stream of younger workers our economy, wall street/pensions housing market will collapse. Why Japan has 11 million EMPTY homes they are now trying to sell to foreigners for $1. Italy is selling them for $1 also. Village in Italy that were 3000 people 20 years agio no have 300 people. The #1 reason why these folks are being let to offset our population losses.. The #2 side reason is cheap votes for the dems and cheap labor for the republics (farm.ag)
The negative/low birth rate is hitting every country including the Muslim ones, India and Africa.
The birth rates around the world have fallen way worse what the UN thought the would be 10-15 year ago. Monetary reward for people to have more kids have failed EVERWHERE it has been tried.
https://www.wsj.com/world/birthrates-global-decline-cause-ddaf8be2
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