of racism. And so, the warning rating. If you sincerely think supporting restricted immigration during a deep recession is a 'racist' position, then support that characterization with evidence. Or, better yet, forget characterization and argue head on against my position.

fairleft
by fairleft (fairleftatyahoodotcom) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 02:42:12 PM EST
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Considering I advocate free movement of people (open borders) as well as granting full social, economic and political right to all people on the basis of residence and not of nationality (yes, that means people should be able to vote and work, as well as stand for election and employ others, and have access to health care whether they're citizens or not) you're not going to convince me that
What we need to do now is put a moratorium on all legal immigration, curb illegal immigration, stop the use of H1-B, and other work visas
is a progressive position.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 03:48:54 PM EST
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at bottom. In any case, I don't disagree with your position as a long-term utopian position. Right now, in this real world, open borders creates a race-to-the-bottom on wages and is destructive overall to the economic welfare of 'bottom two-thirds' workers on both sides of the U.S. and other borders.

fairleft
by fairleft (fairleftatyahoodotcom) on Thu Mar 11th, 2010 at 05:14:49 PM EST
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