Interesting point from Alex Massie on the issue of immigration and the British election:
Immigration is one of the reasons why, despite everything, the United States' long-term position is likely to be healthier than, say, Japan's. In the British context this does indeed mean this small island is going to have to become more crowded. And there will be costs associated with that.
This isn't a good argument (it may not be meant to be) for immigration. iI presents it as the sole way to achieve long term prosperity and therefore dehumanizes immigrants by giving them the requirement/the j.o.b to be as useful as cattle. Telling people that they have no alternative than to accept immigrants in their country may be true, but it encourages tensions, clashes and the tendency to judge the value of an immigrant solely in economic terms while requiring her/him to do her/his job and to shut up.
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