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originally posted by: muse7
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: onequestion
Maybe we would all be better off if they stayed home and fixed their own countries instead of bringing their failed cultures and lifestyles into others.
Like those immigrants from the mayflower brought their failed culture and lifestyle into the lands of native Americans?
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: Vector99
No, they might go home a little better off but they are not rich.
originally posted by: eluryh22
originally posted by: muse7
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: onequestion
Maybe we would all be better off if they stayed home and fixed their own countries instead of bringing their failed cultures and lifestyles into others.
Like those immigrants from the mayflower brought their failed culture and lifestyle into the lands of native Americans?
I love how people romanticize the native Americans as peace-pipe smoking pacifists. In reality, the separate tribes were constantly at war with each other and committed horrendous atrocities against each other. The 'evil' European settlers were the only ones that brought some semblance of peace to the continent.
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: Vector99
No, they might go home a little better off but they are not rich.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: yuppa
you complain about Mexico...but what of India? One of the primary exports from the US to India is wealth.
You should read up on EB-5/EB-6. its a great program for wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship. Monies earned are then leveraged off shore, or used to prop up families. The business I am in has no shortage of indian folks invested in the US, but funneling tens of thousands back home. Or "loaning" it to cousins to participate in EB-6.
Not that it isn't helpful to us in the US as well. EB-5/EB-6 programs are a key element in capital stack plans among many entrepreneurs.
originally posted by: yuppa
Ill post a link to th eother countries where you can live liek a king if you sve Dollars to go there.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: yuppa
The irony of an American complaining about immigration and "foreigners" may never cease to amuse me.
Coming from a town near the Quanah Parker trail, the irony is almost palpable.
originally posted by: yuppa
@daskakik-----
WEll since you are not in the US that info i posted will not do you any good. those are rates of return VS local currency. as in how much th edollar is worth more than the local currency IE leading to a better life that can be afforded.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: yuppa
So the issue is that people are not honest enough, and abuse the system?
That's like being mad at a snake for biting you. Its just what a snake does. People will abuse whatever system is in place. And the no so great secret here is: welfare, on the whole, costs you maybe $200/year. At most.
Meanwhile, the military apparatus that we have allowed to be used to ruin their country costs each taxpayer an average of $3000 per year.
Seems like the "illegals" and you both have a common enemy: your government.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: yuppa
So are you denying that the purpose of Afghanistan was to control the opium? Or the purpose of Vietnam was to control the Laotian opium? Or that we weren't in Columbia to control the coke?
Because I can promise you we have been in Costa Rica for the crops. My source still wakes up screaming with cold sweats from that time of his life.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: yuppa
Coming from Mexico, you are a refugee.
The "Cartel Wars" were concocted by the US when we decided to fund an obscure drug lord, and make him the biggest drug lord in the world. That war...it was us. As a proxy using SInaloa.
When people flee the violence of a war zone...they are refugees.