Comments on: End the Recession: Limit Immigration Now

By: Ernie F

Ernie F — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:48:33 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I do not understand why the concept of limiting population growth is seen as a bad thing. I agree that more Americans that are currently unemployed would take the jobs that many new immigrants take (at higher wages). This would mean higher food prices but we’d be paying less in taxes for unemployment insurance and schooling for kids whose parents pay minimal taxes in many cases. Of course limiting population growth has tremendous environmental benefits and quality of life issues as well (e.g. less crowding, less pollution, less traffic)

By: Anon Omous

Anon Omous — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:01:57 +0000

Let it burn!

This system is not worth saving.

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By: elasticsoul

elasticsoul — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:28:17 +0000

kmph: So how does bringing in “cheap labour” (your words) increase demand? They can only afford to buy things if they are working, and if there are already millions unemployed, how does this help the situation?

By: kmph

kmph — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:39:26 +0000

limit immigration?

So let me get this straight..they want to prevent cheap labor from coming into the country, which forces us to outsource our cheap labor to other countries. Now instead of the people we hire spending money in our shops and stores, they’re spending money in foreign shops and stores. Is that the brilliant idea?

Meanwhile, with less immigration, housing demand continues to fall, and housing prices continue to drop. Fan-fucking-tastic.

I never thought that anyone would suggest that limiting demand, limiting the number of available customers, or limiting productive workers would end the recession.