Will the US see an uptick in European/Caucasian Immigration? - Page 6

jtown,man · #**101** Posted **Nov 26, 2019, 2:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis

Yea, you have a better chance of being struck by lighting or winning the lottery as becoming a billionaire in the US. That's what the rich tell to the masses to keep the current system, that everyone can move up in the US.

Have you guys seen all the immigrants from Mexico and central America, the first thing they do is sign up for social welfare when they come here.
The PHD immigrants from India coming here are the exception to the masses of low skilled immigrants.

Have you seen small towns in Illinois or Indiana lately? It's sad how small towns have gone to shit, when I go though them I see tons of addicts with heroin needle marks these days. The opioid crisis is a huge cancer in America, that no one seems to care about. These people aren't becoming the next Elon Musk anytime soon, and are the ones getting on disability in massive numbers in the last 10 years. It's caused by the lack of social mobility in society, where large masses of people feel like they have no future.

You do realize most people don't actually think they will become a billionaire...right? They think they can hit 6 figures or something.

SFBruin · #**102** Posted **Nov 26, 2019, 9:32 AM**

I think that somebody else has the chance to become a billionaire, by inventing something that will make my life easier.

At least, that's what to cool-aid says, I believe.

RST500 · #**103** Posted **Nov 26, 2019, 5:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Why have currency at all. Everybody should have a human right to every service and good, right?

Everything is free. That'll work!

For a basic income to work it would have to be restricted to adult US citizens to prevent an influx of poor from other countries and the poor here from having lots of kids.

Pinus · #**104** Posted **Nov 29, 2019, 12:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

Based on my experience with French living overseas is that they tend to be expats..who plan on returning home at some point...much like Americans and Canadians living abroad. Chinese and Indians emigrate with plans on living in their adopted country permanently.

Please don't lump Americans and Canadians together. We are not the same

RCDC · #**105** Posted **Nov 29, 2019, 2:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinus

Please don't lump Americans and Canadians together. We are not the same

How so?

RST500 · #**106** Posted **Dec 2, 2019, 10:34 PM**

With the 89,706 immigrants from European countries/territories in 2017, 13,318 (highest of the various European countries/territories listed) were from the U.K.

JManc · #**107** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinus

Please don't lump Americans and Canadians together. We are not the same

You guys are just polite Americans with a queen and healthcare.

Sun Belt · #**108** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

You guys are just polite Americans with a queen and healthcare.

Outside of BosWash, Americans are exceptionally polite!

But yeah, Canada is basically America Light. America is a strong hoppy IPA with a high alc. content -- served up in a hip dimly lit Edison bulbed bar.

kool maudit · #**109** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 12:01 PM**

This guy is all over the Canadian forum with this endlessly repeated claim (read: inverted secret fear).

He is some sort of United Empire Loyalist time traveller.

kool maudit · #**110** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 12:02 PM**

Canadians and Americans are closely related peoples who went two different ways, like Swedes and Danes.

Only Danes don't obsess about not being Swedish all day.

Obadno · #**111** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 3:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

You guys are just polite Americans with a queen and healthcare.

Dont mistake politeness for being nice

Canadians may be polite...they are not nice.

suburbanite · #**112** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

Canadians and Americans are closely related peoples who went two different ways, like Swedes and Danes.

Only Danes don't obsess about not being Swedish all day.

To be fair, the Danes have a far longer independent history to draw an identity from. One that, at times, includes occupation of parts of Sweden.

Still no excuse for the large contingent of Canadians nowadays who are completely insufferable in an international setting.

Acajack · #**113** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

This guy is all over the Canadian forum with this endlessly repeated claim (read: inverted secret fear).

He is some sort of United Empire Loyalist time traveller.

I'll definitely have to remember that one!

Natoma · #**114** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

Canadians and Americans are closely related peoples who went two different ways, like Swedes and Danes.

I think it's more like New Zealand and Australia

RST500 · #**115** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 5:23 PM**

Number of Russians Preparing to Emigrate Reaches Record Low

https://www.unz.com/akarlin/number-o...es-record-low/

Crawford · #**116** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 5:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by RST500

Number of Russians Preparing to Emigrate Reaches Record Low

https://www.unz.com/akarlin/number-o...es-record-low/

There are barely any Russian Jews left. Most former Soviet immigrants in U.S., Canada (and obviously Israel) are Jewish. That pipeline is empty.

Baronvonellis · #**117** Posted **Dec 3, 2019, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Crawford

There are barely any Russian Jews left. Most former Soviet immigrants in U.S., Canada (and obviously Israel) are Jewish. That pipeline is empty.

The number of young people in Russia that want to leave is way up though from a couple of years ago. Old people don't generally leave, because they have roots there and it's harder to learn a new lanuage then. It's the young people who are mobile and want to leave now. Half of Russians between 18-24 want to leave Russia today, in 2014 that percentage was only 20% who wanted to leave. A pretty huge jump in 5 years!

https://www.rferl.org/a/number-of-yo.../30292951.html

kool maudit · #**118** Posted **Dec 4, 2019, 11:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Obadno

Dont mistake politeness for being nice

Canadians may be polite...they are not nice.

Politeness is often not nice.

It is a means of establishing distance.

Acajack · #**119** Posted **Dec 4, 2019, 11:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by kool maudit

Politeness is often not nice.

It is a means of establishing distance.

Similarly, tolerance (which is often vaunted) is not the same as acceptance.

S Car Go · #**120** Posted **Dec 5, 2019, 7:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by jtown,man

You do realize most people don't actually think they will become a billionaire...right? They think they can hit 6 figures or something.

Yeah, I don't get the "They just think they're gonna be millionaires or billionaires" narrative. Likewise, then the response if "Well if you don't think you're gonna be one, why can't we tax the fuck out of them?" and that's just...bizarre. There's lots of things I don't identify with. That doesn't mean I think we should tax the shit out of them, just cause I'm not them and won't be them in the future.